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 AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Odessos, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing draped bust of Serapis to left, wearing kalathos; cornucopia behind / OΔHCCЄITΩN, Zeus seated to left, holding patera and sceptre, eagle at his feet; E (mark of value) in upper left field. RPC VII.2, 1576; AMNG 2326. 11.25gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gordian III AE 18mm of Nicaea, Bithynia. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[M ANT Γ]ΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC AVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / N I K A [IEΩN], four legionary standards; the centre two topped with capricorns(?), the outer two, topped with crowns. Cf. RPC VII.2, 1968; cf. Rec Gen 715. 3.33gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Trajan AE 22mm of Sepphoris, Judaea. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
TPAIANOΣ AVTOKPATΩP EΔΩKEN, laureate head to right / Palm tree, ΣEΠΦΩ-PH-NΩN in two lines across. RPC III 3937; Sofaer 2; Rosenberger 4; SNG ANS 1088-91. 8.61gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
