LOT 3888
Lydia, Tripolis AE 22mm. Time of the Antonines, AD 138-192. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Helmeted bust of Athena to left, wearing aegis / ΤΡΙΠΟΛ-ΕΙΤΩ-Ν, Zeus Lydios standing to left, holding eagle and leaning on sceptre. RPC III, 2559B; SNG München 789-91; SNG von Aulock -; BMC 10. Near Very Fine.(5.58gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3888
Lydia, Tripolis AE 22mm.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Augustus, with Herod IV Philip AE 23mm of Caesarea Panias (Caesarea Philippi) mint. Dated RY 12 of Herod IV (8/9 CE).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩ, laureate head to right; c/m: star of six rays within incuse circle / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟΥ, tetrastyle temple façade (Augusteum of Paneas); L I B (date) between columns. RPC I 4940; Meshorer 97; Hendin 6252; Sofaer 118. 7.00gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Cilicia, Epiphaneia-Traianopolis AE 17mm. Dated year 181 (AD 113/4). Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
Ivy-wreathed and draped bust of Dionysos to right, thyrsus(?) over shoulder; ΑΡΠ (date) before / ЄΠΙΦΑΝЄѠΝ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟ, Artemis wearing short chiton standing, facing, head to right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow. RPC III 3392; Imhoof-Blumer, KM, p. 444, 1. 2.45gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; only three more examples cited by RPC Online.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 112, 7 September 2023, lot 413. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk). -
Caracalla AE 19mm of Heliopolis, Coele-Syria. AD 198-217.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
M AV ANTONI, laureate head to right / COL HEL, Hermes standing facing, head to left, holding purse in his right hand and caduceus in his left. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 84911; Lindgren I A2162A; Sawaya 383-402; SNG Copenhagen 430. 3.07gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
