LOT 3407
Judaea. Procurators, Porcius Festus AE Prutah. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero.
L Є KAIC-APOC, palm branch / NЄPധNOC in three lines within wreath. RPC I, 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. Very Fine.(2.47gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Septimius Severus AE 25mm of Petra, Decapolis. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹEΠΤ ϹEΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΠЄΡ ϹEΒA, laureate head to right / ΑΔΡ ΠEΤΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ[...], Tyche seated to left on rocks, holding small stele(?) in extended right hand and trophy in left. Cf. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 68625; cf. Rosenberger IV, 19; cf. Spijkerman 2. 9.08gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 207-208.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £533
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ •ϹЄ•, laureate and draped bust to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Β, eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 87375; McAlee 18; Prieur 1143. 11.35gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Antoninus Pius AE 'As' of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤWΝЄΙΝΟC CЄΒ ЄΥCЄΒ?], laureate head to right / Large S•C; below, Γ; all within wreath. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 6999; cf. McAlee 555c. 11.47gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
