LOT 4034
Judaea. Procurators, Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus).
Palm tree with dates; L ΛΘ (date) across fields / KAICA-POC, ear of grain. RPC II 4955; Meshorer 313; Hendin 6358. Near Very Fine.(1.70gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4034
Judaea. Procurators, Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Tiberius AR Drachm of Caesarea-Eusebia, Cappadocia. Circa AD 17-32.
Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
ΤIΒΕΡΙΟΣ [ΚΑΙΣΑΡ] ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head to to right / ΘΕΟΥ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ, Mount Argaeus surmounted by nude male statue, holding globe and sceptre. RPC I 3620; Sydenham, Caesarea 42. 3.82gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Excellent toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Judaea. Procurators, Antonius Felix AE Prutah. Dated RY 14 of Claudius (54 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Claudius and Agrippina Junior.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑ in four lines within wreath / ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓЄΡΜ, two crossed palm branches; L IΔ (date) below. RPC I 4970; TJC 342; Hendin GBC 6, 6376; Hendin GBC 5, 1347. 3.37gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Elagabalus AE 25mm of Coela, Thrace. AD 218-222.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
ANTONINOVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEL MVNICIP COEA(sic), Diana standing facing, head to left, holding patera and long torch. Not in the standard references. 8.06gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
