LOT 3059
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.
Dated RY 11 (AD 295/6). MAΞIMIANOC CЄB, laureate head to right / Draped bust of Sarapis to right, wearing ornate kalathos; L I-A (date) across field. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76313; Köln 3345 var. (date arrangement); Dattari (Savio) 5980; K&G 120.139; Emmett 4151 (R3). Good Very Fine. Very rare.(6.96gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3059
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Marcus Aurelius AE 27mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck AD 161-169. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤധΝƐΙΝΟС, laureate head to right, with drapery over far shoulder / ΑΝΤΙΟ Τധ ΠΡ ΙΠ ΤΗС ΙƐΡ Κ ΑСΥΛΟΥ, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and bridle of horse standing to left. RPC Online 6567 (temporary); Sofaer 13; Spijkerman 9. 8.96gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philip I AE 29mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-249.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £18
IMP CAES M IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / COL IVL AVG FEL HEL, Fortuna standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopia, flanked by male figures each holding torch in upraised hand; all within billowing canopy held by two female figures on pedestal. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 6484; Sawaya series 43, 448-87. 13.88gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Lucius Verus AE 25mm of Abila, Decapolis. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Dated CY 230 (166/7 BC). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙСΑΡ Λ ΑΥΡ ΟΥΗΡΟС, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / СЄ ΑΒΙΛΗΝധΝ Ι Α Α Γ ΚΟΙ СΥ, Hercules, nude, seated on rock to left, holding onto club set on ground; ΛС (date) in exergue. RPC IV Online 6514 (temporary); Spijkerman 11; Rosenberger 12; Sofaer 13. 10.77gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
