LOT 3382
Lucius Verus AE 29mm of Neocaesarea, Pontus. AD 161-169.
Inscription illegible, laureate head to right / Inscription illegible, nude Dioscuri standing facing each other, above each head, star; each wearing pileus and holding spear and bridle of horse; horses facing each other. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 25200 (temporary); Çizmeli -. Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one specimen cited by PRC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.(14.94gr, 29mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3382
Lucius Verus AE 29mm of Neocaesarea, Pontus.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch AE Dichalkon. Circa AD 150-200. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
Laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right / Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to left, quiver over shoulder. RPC IV.3, 25378; McAlee 169B. 1.93gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Nero AE 20mm of Akmoneia, Phrygia. Struck circa AD 62.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΣΕΡΟΥΗΝΙΟΣ ΚΑΠΙΤΩΝ and ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΣΕΟΥΗΡΑ (L. Servenius Capito, Archon and his wife Iulia Severa). ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head to right; behind, kerykeion; before crescent / ΣΕΡΟΥΗΝΙΟΥ ΚΑΠΙΤΩΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΙΟΥΛΙΑΣ ΣΕΟΥΗΡΑΣ ΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ, Zeus seated to left on throne, holding patera in his right hand and sceptre in left hand; at his feet to left, owl; in the field to left, ΕΠΙ and ΑΡΧ (partially ligate). RPC I, 3174; SNG Copenhagen 28. 4.22gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lydia, Sala AE 18mm. Circa AD 117. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΝΔΡΟΝΕΙΚΟΣ (Androneikos), magistrate. CΑΛΗΝΩΝ, draped bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis / ЄΠΙ ΑΝΔΡΟΝЄΙΚΟY, Kybele seated to left, holding patera in her right hand and leaning with her left on tympanon. RPC IV.2 Online 1416 (temporary); GRPC Lydia 22; BMC 18-19. 4.18gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 102, 3 November 2022, lot 417. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
