LOT 3434
Macedon under Roman Rule, First Meris AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 156-2nd half of 2nd century BC. Amphipolis mint.
Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over shoulder, on the boss of a Macedonian shield / Club; monogram of ΒΥΔΡ and MAKEΔONΩN above, ΠPΩTHΣ and monograms of KT and MET below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Cf. Prokopov, Silver, Group II.A, 258 (slightly differing lower monograms); HGC 3, 1103. Good Very Fine.(16.67gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Hadrian AE Diobol of Alexnadria, Egypt. Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Hadrian, raising his right hand in salute and holding long sceptre, seated to left on galley sailing to left, steersman to right; mast with sail on front deck to left, L I-E (date) across upper field. RPC III 5785; Köln 1032; Dattari (Savio) 1582-3; K&G 32.513; Emmett 1127.15. 8.52gr, 25mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Dark brown patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus AE 20mm of Capitolias, Decapolis. Dated CY 93 (AD 189/190).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A Κ Μ Α ΚΟΜΟΔ, bare head to right / ΚΑΠΙΤധΛ ΙЄ ΓϞ (date), Dionysus, nude, standing facing, head to left, crossing legs, holding kantharos with right hand and long thyrsus with left. RPC IV.3 6561 var. (laureate head); Spijkerman 12 var. (same); Rosenberger 12 var. (same); Sofaer 10 corr. (laureate). 5.81gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Pierced. Extremely rare issue. Only one other example on CoinArchives (Heritage World Coin Auctions, Sale 3018, 20378; wrongly attributed).
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 8 (AD 291/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CЄB, laureate head to right / Zeus standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, eagle standing to left, head to right; L H (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76093; Dattari (Savio) 5777; Emmett 4087.8. 6.63gr, 20mm,12h.
Very Fine. Olive green patina with brown highlights.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
