LOT 3452
Otacilia Severa AE 27mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 247-249.
ΜΑΡ ΩΤΑΚΙΛ ϹЄΟΥΗΡΑΝ ϹЄΒ, diademed and draped bust to right, with crescent behind shoulders / ΙΟΥ ϹЄΠ ΚΟΛΩ ΝЄϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ, temple with arched pediment and four columns enclosing draped, veiled and turreted Tyche of Antioch seated facing; above, ram (Aries) leaping to right, head to left; below, river-god Euphrates swimming to right. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 2575; BMC Arabia 27-32; SNG Copenhagen 244. Very Fine.(9.88gr, 27mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Philip I AE 26mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Struck AD 247-9. ΑΥΤΟΚ • Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / CЄΠ KOΛΩ NЄCIBI MHT, temple with arched pediment and four columns enclosing draped, veiled and turreted Tyche of Antioch seated facing; above, ram (Aries) leaping to right, head to left; below, river-god Euphrates swimming to right. Unpublished in the major references with this reverse legend, including RPC Online, BMC Arabia, SNG Copenhagen. 11.96gr, 26mm, 1h
Good Very Fine. Apparently unpublished variant with a shorter reverse legend.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Philip II, as Caesar AE 28mm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 244-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
MARC IVL PHILIPPOS CESAR, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL METROPOLIS BOSTRA, wreath containing AKTIA ΔOVCAPIA in three lines. Sofaer 54; Kindler 46a; Spijkerman 60; Rosenberger 52. 13.24gr, 28mm, 1h
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Herod I Prutot and Other Mixed Greek Issue Group. 75-4 BC and other.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Group comprising: mixed issues and types; some modern cast copies. 59.18gr total, 15-24mm
Fine - Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
