LOT 3389
Marcus Aurelius AE 35mm of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Mysia. Circa AD 169-175.
[ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ] ΑVΡΗ [ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝOϹ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ] •Π• ΡVΝΔ, tetrastyle temple enclosing statue of Apollo, nude, standing to right, holding arrow and resting left arm on column. RPC IV.2 Online 437 (temporary); SNG BnF 98. Good Fine. Extremely Rare; only two examples cited by RPC Online, no others on CoinArchives.(30.45gr, 35mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3389
Marcus Aurelius AE 35mm of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Mysia.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£20 (EUR 23; USD 27) +BP*
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Gallienus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
COΛ-IENVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL G(?) IVL H PHB(sic), Marsyas standing to left, raising right hand and carrying wineskin over left shoulder. RPC X Unassigned ID 97471 (this coin). 4.38gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare variety. Only this example known, published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6).
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75911; Dattari (Savio) 5645; Emmett 4033. 7.91gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Gallienus AE 24mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
ΑVΤΟ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / C G H I P, Genius sacrificing to left over lighted altar, holding patera and cornucopia. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 89918.4 (this coin); SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -. 4.79gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
