LOT 2779
Macrinus AE 23mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 217-218.
IMP C M OPE SEVE MACRINVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H PA (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), Genius standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and patera over lighted altar with right. Unpublished in the standard references, including BMC, SNG BnF, SNG von Aulock and Copenhagen. Very Fine. Black patina. Unpublished with this obverse legend.(5.95gr, 23mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Group of Fifteen [15] Mixed Ancient AE Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Various rulers and cities. 77gr total.
Near Fine to Good Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Tiberius AE As of Saguntum, Spain. AD 14-37.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
L. Sempronius Geminus and L. Valerius Sura, duoviri. TI • CAESAR • DIVI • AVG • F • AVG, bare head to right / L • SE[MP] • GEMINO • L •VAL(ligate) • SVRA II VIR, galley to right; SAG above; c/m: DD within rectangular incuse. RPC I 202; ACIP 3237; for c/m: ACIP p. 782, 26. 10.82gr, 30mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Titus, as Caesar, AE 18mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 137 (AD 73/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
TITOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head right / ΓAΔAPЄΩN, crossed cornucopiae; cross between, L ZΛP (date) above. RPC II 2096; Spijkerman 30; Sofaer 29. 4.81gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
