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.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3145
Macrinus AE 26mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Caracalla and Julia Domna AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 198-217. ΚΥΝΤΙΛΙΑΝΟΣ (Quintilianus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ANTΩNINOC AVOVCTOC IOΥΛIA [...], laureate head of Caracalla to right vis-à-vis draped bust of Julia Domna to left / [...]TIΛIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛI[...], Nemesis standing to left, raising right hand to her mouth and holding cubit-rule with left; at feet, griffin to left and wheel; Є (mark of value) in left field. Cf. Varbanov 1034. 12.30gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 12 of Antoninus Pius (AD 148/9).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Isis seated to right, nursing Harpocrates; oinochoe atop short coulmn to right, all within distyle temple façade with uraeus in pediment; L in exergue, ΔധΔЄ-KATOV (date) around. RPC IV.4, 1123; Dattari (Savio) 9066; Geissen 1914; Emmett 1888. 19.99gr, 34mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Geta, as Caesar, AE 17mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 198-209.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Λ AVΡ KΑΙ ΓЄTAC, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / NIKOΠΟΛΙΤ ΠΡΟC ΙC in four lines within laurel wreath. Varbanov 3222 var. (bust and obverse legend). 2.72gr, 17mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
