LOT 2982
Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). In the name of Caesar (Augustus). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree with dates; [L] ΛΘ (date) across field. RPC I 4955; Meshorer 313; Hendin 6358. Very Fine.(2.50gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Caracalla AE 24mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Struck AD 202. [ANT]ONINO AVGVS[TO], laureate head to right / COL HEL, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to left; palm frond and cornucopia to right. Sawaya 270-279 (D51/R–; unrecorded rev. die); BMC 12; SNG Copenhagen 431. 8.64gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Green and brown patina; cleaning and smoothing marks.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 1 (AD 244). Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ЄΥϹЄB [ϹЄ?]Β, laureate and cuirassed bust tο right, seen from front, gorgoneion on breastplate / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head το left, holding scales and cornucopia; L A (date) to upper left. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 3066; Köln 2698; Dattari (Savio) 4869 & 12479; K&G 74.3; Emmett 3477.1. 13.01gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Corroded surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tacitus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Dated RY 1 (AD 275/6). A K KΛ TAKITOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, wreath in beak; ЄTOVC A (date) to left and right. Köln 3113; Dattari (Savio) 5520; K&G 110.1; Emmett 3974.1. 8.22gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
