LOT 3030
Marcus Aurelius AE Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 161-180.
Dated RY 3 (AD 162/3). [M] AYPHΛIOC ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ(Ω inversed) [...], laureate head to right with slight drapery on far shoulder / ЄΥΘΗ-ΝΙΑ, Euthenia standing to left, holding corn ears and cornucopia; L Γ (date) to right. RPC IV.4, 2437 var. (Drachm); Köln 2010 var. (same); Dattari (Savio) 3451 var. (same); Emmett -. Near Very Fine. Apparently unpublished as Hemidrachm.(12.87gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Hadrian AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 14 (AD 129/30). Laureate head to right, with slight drapery on left shoulder / Three grain ears; L IΔ (date) across fields. RPC III 5766; Dattari (Savio) 7862; Emmett 1176.14; K&G -. 1.29gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nerva AE 23mm of Synnada, Phrygia. AD 96-98.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΝΕΡΟΥΑϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ, laureate head to right / ΔΙΑ ΠΑΝΔΗΜΟΝ ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΙϹ ('for Zeus Pandemos, the Synnadeans') , Zeus Pandemos seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, Nike holding wreath. RPC III 2619; SNG von Aulock 3984. 7.76gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Zeus Pandemos was the chief god of Synnada, and his epithet ΠΑΝΔΗΜΟΣ means "of all the people'' (see the word 'pandemic'), an indication of a form of Zeus associated with the community and popular support. -
Severus Alexander AE 38mm of Amaseia, Pontus. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Dated CY 228 (AD 225/6). ΑΥΤ Κ ϹЄΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; c/m: Tyche standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopia / ΑΔΡ ϹЄΥ ΑAЄΞ(sic) [ΑΜΑϹΙ]A[Ϲ] ΜΗ(ligate) ΝЄ ΠΡ ΠΟΝ (ΑΔΡΙΑΝΗC CΕΥΗΡΙΑΝΗC ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΙΝΗC ΑΜΑCΙΑC ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΗC ΠΟΝΤΟΥ) around and below, ЄΤ Ϲ[KH] (date) across field, altar of Zeus Strateus, surmounted by eagle standing facing, head to left, with wings spread; tree to left; above, Helios driving facing quadriga, raising his right hand and holding whip in left. RPC VI 6462 (temporary); cf. Dalaison 578; RG 105. For countermark see Howgego 269. 28.86gr, 38mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
