LOT 3144
Macrinus AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 217-218. ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑΣ (Marcus Claudius Agrippa), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
AV K OΠΠEΛ CEVH MAKPINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VΠ AΓPI[ΠΠA NIK]OΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICT, eagle standing to left on altar, head to right, with military standard on either side. Varbanov 3361 var. (bust type; corr. eagle holding wreath in beak); cf. Roma e-39, 466. Very Fine. Beautiful dark olive-green patina. Very rare.(13.78gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3144
Macrinus AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Gordian III and Tranquillina AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 241-244. ΤΕΡΤΥΛΛΙΑΝΟΣ (Prosius Tertullianus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CЄ TPANKVΛ-ΛЄINA (VΓ ligate), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing one another / VΠ TEPTVΛΛIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛΙ-TΩN (ΩN ligate), Athena standing to left, holding spear and resting hand upon shield; E (mark of value) to left. RPC VII.2, 1437; AMNG 1176-7. 13.33gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; L in right field, ЄΝΑΤΟΥ (date) in left field, Δ in exergue. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76462; Dattari (Savio) 5675; Emmett 4046. 7.76gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4).
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / L Є (date) within laurel wreath. RPC X Unassigned ID 75716; Köln 3089; Dattari (Savio) 5469; K&G 106.49; Emmett 3961.5. 10.39gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a UK gallery.
