Details
LOT 3483
Marcus Aurelius AE 26mm of Abila, Decapolis. Dated CY 225 (AD 161/2).
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤ ΑΥΓ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / СE ΑΒΙΛΗΝΩΝ Ι Α Α Γ ΚΟΙ СΥ, nude Heracles seated to left on rock, resting right arm on club, and left arm on rock; ЄΚC (date) in exergue. RPC IV.3 Online 8369 (temporary); Spijkerman -. Near Very Fine. Rare.(13.41gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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.
RELATED LOTS
-
Antoninus Pius AE 22mm of Zeugma, Commagene. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC CЄΒ ЄΥC (retrograde), laureate head to left / ΖЄΥΓΜΑΤЄധΝ (Z retrograde), tetrastyle temple; before, colonnaded peribolos containing grove, below, ϶; all in laurel wreath. RPC IV.3 5755 (temporary). 9.84gr, 22mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Tiberius AE Obol of Alexnadria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 18/9).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Bare head to right / ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ, hippopotamus standing to right; L E (date) in exergue. RPC I 5082; Dattari (Savio) 101; Köln 47; K&G 5.5; Emmett 62.5 corr. (hippopotamus standing to left). 5.40gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Augustus AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Pergamum, Mysia. 27-26 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP CAESAR, bare head to right / Six stalks of grain tied in a bundle; [AVGV-STVS] across field. RPC I 2212; RIC 494; RSC 32a. 8.48gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Minor flan crack 12h; partially corroded.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 618. Property of a London antiquarian.
