LOT 3449
Philip I AE 26mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249.
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 Unpublished in the major references with this reverse legend, including RPC Online, BMC Arabia, SNG Copenhagen. Good Very Fine. Apparently unpublished variant with a shorter reverse legend.(11.96gr, 26mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Judaea, Procurators. Antonius Felix AE Prutah. 52-59 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. In the names of Claudius and Agrippina Junior. Dated RY 14 of Claudius = 54 CE. ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓЄΡΜ •, two crossed palm branches; L IΔ (date) between / [ΙΟΥ-ΛΙΑ Α]Γ-[ΡΙΠ]ΠΙ-[Ν]Α within wreath. RPC I 4970; Meshorer 342; Hendin 6376. 2.51gr, 17mm, 11h
Very Fine. Reverse off center.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AE 24mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck AD 247-249. ΜΑΡ ΩΤΑΚΙΛ ϹЄΟΥΗΡΑΝ ϹЄΒ, draped bust to right, with crescent behind shoulders / ΙΟΥ ϹЄΠ ΚΟΛΩ ΝЄϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ, statue of Tyche seated facing, with ram leaping to right above and river-god swimming to right below, within tetrastyle temple with arched pediment. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 2575; BMC 27-32; SNG Copenhagen 244. 11.50gr, 24mm, 12h
Very Fine.
From a UK, private collection. -
Macrinus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 217-218.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), capricorn to right, bearing cornucopia on its back and with globe between its forelegs. BMC Mysia 111; SNG BnF 1502. 6.63gr, 22mm, 11h
Very Fine. Black patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
