LOT 3470
Nero, with Tiberius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7).
[ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙ]Σ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑV, radiate head of Nero to left, wearing aegis; [L] ΙΓ (date) to left / ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑP, laureate head of Tiberius to right. RPC I, 5295; Dattari 185; Geissen 187-189. Good Very Fine.(12.26gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3470
Nero, with Tiberius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Commodus AE 17mm of Gerasa, Decapolis. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΝΤΟΝΙ[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΑΝ Τധ ΠΡ ΧΡ Τധ ΠP; turreted Tyche seated on rock to left, upper part of body and head to right, holding grain ears in each hand; below, swimming river-god. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 6605; cf. Spijkerman 23. 2.87gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare type.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AE 32mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 115.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
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. -
Claudius AE 18mm of Amorium, Phrygia. AD 41-54. ΚΑΤΩΝ and ΠΕΔΩΝ, (Lucius Iulius Cato and Pedo), magistrates.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΤΙ [ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ] ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, laureate head to right / [ΕΠΙ ΠΕΔΩΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ] ΚΑΤΩΝΟϹ [ΑΜΟΡΙ]ΑΝ, Zeus seated to left, holding thunderbolt with right hand and sceptre with left. RPC I, 3239; Imhoof-Blumer, KM, p. 198, 9. . 3.93gr, 18mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
