Details
LOT 3145
Macrinus AE 26mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 217-218. ΣΤΑ. ΛΟΝΓΙΝΟΣ (Statius Longinus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
AYT K M OΠEΛΛI CEV [MAKP]EINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / YΠ CT[A ΛONΓINOY NIKOΠ]OΛITΩN ΠPOC I, Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch and bow. H&J, Nikopolis 8.23.7.6; AMNG 1735; Varbanov 3435. Near Very Fine.(11.50gr, 26mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 3145
Macrinus AE 26mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
RELATED LOTS
-
.jpg)
Judaea, Legionary Countermarks AE 25mm. Circa 81/2-132/5 CE. Sebaste or Aelia Capitolina mint. Legio X Fretensis issue.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Flavian bust to right / Two c/m's over uncertain host coin: LXF (for Legio X Fretensis) above boar advancing to right within rectangular incuse and galley to right within rectangular incuse. Hendin 1609; for countermarks: Howgego 291 and 409. 10.94gr, 25mm.
Countermarks: Near Very Fine.
From a specialist collection of Judaean coins of a late gentleman collector (collector's and Forum Ancient Coins' ticket included). -
Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 218-222. ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΣ (Julius Antonius Seleukus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC AVΓ IOVΛIA MAECA AVΓ (NE ligate), laureate head of Elagabalus and draped bust of Julia Maesa, wearing stephane, facing one another / VΠ IᏌΛ ANT CEΛEVKOV MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN (ΩΝ ligate), Sarapis standing facing, head to left, holding long sceptre and raising right hand; E (mark of value) in left field. RPC VI, 1434 (temporary); AMNG 937-8; Hristova & Jekov, Marcianopolis 6.28.6.3-4. 13.18gr, 28mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
.jpg)
Titus AE 25mm of Philadelphia, Decapolis. Dated CY 143 (AD 80/1).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Titus to right; c/m: head of Herakles (Melkarth), bearded, wearing lion's skin to right, within circular incuse / Laureate head of Herakles-Domitian to right. Cf. RPC II, 2106; for c/m: Howgego 17. 10.99gr, 25mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
