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LOT 3472
Nero BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 14 (AD 67/8).
[ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑY ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕB ΓΕΡ AY], radiate bust of Nero to left, wearing aegis; L ΙΔ (date) before / ΗΡΑ ΑΡΓΕΙΑ, veiled and draped bust of Hera Argeia to right. RPC I, 5309; Dattari (Savio) 235; Emmett 122.14; K&G 14.109. Very Fine.(12.88gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Gallienus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 14 (AD 266/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΑΥΤ Κ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; to right, palm; L IΔ (date) to left. RPC X Unassigned ID 75547; Dattari 5283. 7.92gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 26mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Turreted Tyche standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae and bridle of horse standing behind; ΘΚС in exergue. RPC IV Online 6289 (temporary); Spijkerman 8; Sofaer 12. 8.22gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Procurators, Valerius Gratus AE Prutah. Dated RY 5(?) of Tiberius (18/9 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the names of Tiberius and Julia Augusta (Livia).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
TIB KAICAP in three lines within wreath / Palm; IOY-ΛIA L Є(?) (date) in two lines across fields. RPC I, 4965; Meshorer 328; Hendin 6368. 2.38gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
