LOT 3215
Lucius Verus AE 22mm of Hieropolis, Cyrrhestica. AD 161-169.
Radiate head to left; below, palm branch / ΘЄΑС СΥΡΙΑС ΙЄΡΟΠΟ A(?) in three lines; star above; all within laurel wreath. RPC IV.3, 8547 (temporary) var. (no star); cf. RPC IV.3, 6990.16 (temporary). Near Very Fine. Scarce.(10.12gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Elagabalus AE Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Eagle with spread wings, head and tail to left, standing facing and holding wreath in beak; Δ Є(?) across upper fields; between legs, star. Cf. Prieur 250. 10.63gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
AYT KAIC TPAIAN ΑΔΡΙΑNOC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / L ЄNNЄAK Δ (date), eagle on thunderbolt standing facing with outstretched wings, head and tail to left. RPC III 5985; Geissen 1154; Dattari 2019; Emmett 953. 24.02gr, 35mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 27mm of Anchialus, Thrace. AD 241-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
AYT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AYΓ CAB TPANKYΛΛI-NA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina to left / OYΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛΕΩN, Asklepios standing facing, head to left, leaning to right on serpent-entwined staff. RPC VII.2 Online 1133; AMNG II 665. 14.23gr, 27mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
