LOT 3528
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3 (AD 287/8).
A K M A OYA ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Homonoia standing facing, head to left, raising her right hand and holding double cornucopiae in left; L Γ (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 76002; Dattari (Savio) -; Emmett 4141.3; K&G 120.27. Very Fine. Dark green patina.(6.48gr, 18mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Trajan AE 32mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 115.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OP AVG GER DAC COS [VI P P], laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / Astarte-Tyche standing to left, resting foot on helmet and holding bust and sceptre, within Tetrastyle temple with central arch behind enclosure with altar in front; at feet in right field, harbour-god holding anchor; • C • T(sic) • F AVG • C•A•E•S • in exergue. RPC II 3954; Rosenberger 19; Kadman 22; Sofaer pl. 23 , 21; Samuels 172. 17.90gr, 32mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 22 (AD 181/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
M AYPH KOMM ANTƱΝΙΝΟC, laureate head to right / Roma seated to left, holding Nike in right hand and sceptre in left; at her side, shield; KB L (date) to left. RPC IV.4 3388; Dattari (Savio) 3861; Köln 2207; K&G 41.29; Emmett 2521.22. 11.20gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark brown patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Domitian AE 25mm of Mopsus, Cilicia. Dated CY 161(?) (AD 93/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ΔOMЄTIA[NOC CЄ]BACTOC, laureate head to right / Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch and leaning on tripod / [MOΨЄATΩN THC IЄPAC KAI ACYΛOY] to left, KAI A[YTO]NOM[OY] to right, [AΞP] date to outer right. RPC II 1741; SNG Levante 1326. 11.42gr, 25mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 71, 28 May 2020, lot 713. Property of a London antiquarian.
