LOT 3482
Palmyrene, Palmyra AE 10mm. Circa 1st-3rd centuries AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Helmetted and draped bust of Athena to right / Caduceus between two cornucopiae. De Saulcy -; BMC -; Krzyźanowska, Monnayage de Palmyre -; Lindgren I-; for a similar example cf. Roma, e-118, 791. Very Fine. Extremely rare; unpublished.(1.01gr, 10mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Gordian III AE 25mm of Edessa, Macedon. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
AV • K • M • ANT • ΓOPΔIANOC •, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / CΔC-C-CCΩN, Roma seated to left on shield, holding Nike, being crowned by the Tyche of Edessa standing to left behind, holding sceptre. Varbanov 3674. 7.91gr, 25mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Elpis advancing to left, holding lotus flower and lifting hem of dress; L ЄNATOY (date) around, A (officina) in exergue. RPC X Unassigned ID 76463; Dattari (Savio) 5674. 7.95gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark brown patina with green highlights.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Augustus and Agrippa AE Dupondius of Nemausus, Gaul. Circa 9/8-3 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Head of Agrippa to left, wearing rostral crown combined with laureate crown, back to back with head of Augustus to right, wearing oak wreath; IMP above, DIVI F below / Chained crocodile to right, palm frond upwards in centre, wreath to left of palm tip with long ties trailing to right; COL NEM across fields; two palm fronds below. RIC I 158; RPC I 524. 12.30gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
