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LOT 2869
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 286/7).
Α Κ ΜA ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75957; SNG Copenhagen 1023. Very Fine.(6.84gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 287/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; star in right field, L Δ (date) across field. RPC X Unassigned ID 76012; Dattari (Savio) 5963 (under Maximian). 8.93gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 98-117. Uncertain Regnal Year.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙС ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС СЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head of Trajan to right; below, club and eagle standing to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ [...], laureate bust of Melkart to right, with lion skin tied around neck. Cf. RPC III, 3539 (RY 15). 13.75gr, 23mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Domitian AE 23mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. Struck circa AD 83. Judaea Capta issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[DOMITIA]NVS CAES [AVG GERMANICVS IMP], laureate head to left / Athena-Minerva standing to left, supporting trophy and holding spear and shield. RPC II 2305; Hendin GBC 6, 6482; Hendin GBC 5, 1455; TJC 392; Sofaer 27-9. 8.96gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
