LOT 3453
Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus AE 23mm of Petra(?), Decapolis. AD 161-169.
[ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗ]ΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ ЄΥϹЄΒ, Antoninus Pius on horseback, galloping to left, raising right hand in salute, chlamys flowing behind. RPC IV.3 Online 3982 (Uncertain mint and ruler); E.S.G. Robinson, "Coins from Petra, etc" in Num. Chron. 64 (1936), p. 291, pl. XVII.12. Near Very Fine.(7.80gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3453
Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus AE 23mm of Petra(?), Decapolis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 207-208.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £533
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ •ϹЄ•, laureate and draped bust to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Β, eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 87375; McAlee 18; Prieur 1143. 11.35gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Galba BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 1 (AD 68).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
[ΛΟΥΚ ΛΙΒ] ΣΟΥΛΠ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕB [ΑΥ], laureate head to right; L A (date) in lower right field / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕ[Α], draped bust of Alexandria to right, wearing elephant skin headdress. RPC I, 5326; Köln 217; Dattari (Savio) 298-9; K&G 17.1; Emmett 170.1. 8.72gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Claudius, with Messalina BI Tetradrachm. Dated RY 3 (AD 42/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ, laureate head to right; L Γ (date) to right / ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ, Messalina standing to left, veiled and holding two small figures and corn stalks leaning on column. RPC I, 5131; Dattari (Savio) 123; Emmett 74.3. 12.40gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
