LOT 3312
Macedon, Philippi AE 21mm. Time of Claudius to Nero, circa AD 48-61. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Victory standing to left on base, holding wreath and palm; VIC AVG across fields / COHOR PRAE PHIL, three standards. RPC I, 1651; BMC 23; SNG ANS 675-681; SNG Copenhagen 305. Very Fine.(3.95gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesFought between Brutus and his Republican allies against Marc Antony and Octavian in 42 BC, the Battle of Philippi was a decisive victory for the Second Triumvirate but did not end the Civil Wars, which continued for a further twelve years. Dated to the reigns of Claudius or Nero due to the fabric of the issue (copper not being used in Macedon before this time), this coin commemorates the battle and the settlement of veterans from the Praetorian Cohort at Philippi.
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Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. Dated RY 41 of Augustus (10/1 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Palm tree with dates; L MA (date) across field / KAICA-POC, ear of gain curved to the right. RPC I, 4957; Meshorer 315; Hendin 6360. 1.64gr, 16mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Earthen green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Probus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3(?) (AD 277/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A K M AVP ΠPOBOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle, with wings spread and wreath in beak, standing to left, head to right; L Γ(?) (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 75781; Geissen 31313; Dattari (Savio) 5560. 7.38gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Valerian I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 256/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A K Π ΛI OVAΛЄPIANOC ЄV ЄVC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; L Δ (date) across field. Köln 2862; Dattari (Savio) 5184; K&G 88.23; Emmett 3705.4. 11.99gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
