LOT 3140
Macrianus, Usurper BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 260-261.
Dated RY 1 (AD 260/1). Α Κ Τ Φ ΙΟΥΝ ΜΑΚΡΙΑΝΟϹ Є ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, wings spread, holding wreath in beak; L A (date) in left field. Köln 3011; Dattari (Savio) 5380; K&G 94.1; Emmett 3785.1. Very Fine.(10.91gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3140
Macrianus, Usurper BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Judaea. Procurators, Valerius Gratus AE Prutah. 15-26 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Jerusalem mint. In the names of Tiberius and Julia Augusta (Livia). Dated RY 4 of Tiberius (17/8 CE). TIB KAICAP in three lines within wreath / Palm; IOY-ΛIA L Δ (date) in two lines across fields. RPC I 4964; Sofaer 26-7; TJC 327; Hendin GBC 6, 6367; Hendin GBC 5, 1338. 1,60gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Macrinus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), capricorn to right, bearing cornucopia on its back and with globe between its forelegs. BMC Mysia 111; SNG BnF 1502. 6.63gr, 22mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Black patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Lucius Verus AE 20mm of Gadara, Decapolis. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Dated CY 225 (AD 161/2). ΑΥΤ • ΚΑΙϹ • Λ • ΑΥΡ • ΟΥΗΡΟϹ, laureate head to right / ΓΑΔΑΡЄ-ധΝ • ЄΚϹ •, bareheaded and beardless male head (Marcus Aurelius?) to right. RPC IV Online 8551; Spijkerman 59; Rosenberger 59; Sofaer 57. 5.40gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
