LOT 2962
Julia Soaemias, Augusta AE 25mm of Sidon, Phoenicia. AD 218-222.
IVLIA S[...]; draped bust to right / COL AVR PIA [METRO] SID, carriage of Astarte on two wheels with four columns supporting roof; above, two palms to left and right; baetyl within. Cf. RPC VI, 8514-6 (temporary). Near Very Fine.(10.79gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2962
Julia Soaemias, Augusta AE 25mm of Sidon, Phoenicia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Gordian III AE 25mm of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ(ligate), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AΔPIANOΠ-OΛЄITΩN, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and branch. Youroukova 515; Varbanov 3709 corr. (obv. legend). 9.91gr, 25mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Struck AD 242. AYTOK K M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β; eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; below, crescent above ram leaping to right, head to left. RPC VII.2 3520; Prieur 302; McAlee 874. 11.94gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Dated "New Holy Year" 4 (AD 71/2). AYTOKPAT • KAIΣΑ • OYEΣΠΑΣIANOY, laureate head to right / ETOYΣ Δ IEPOY (date), eagle standing to left on club, with wings displayed; palm frond to left. RPC II 1950; McAlee 338; Prieur 116. 15.69gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
