LOT 3415
Philip I AE 29mm of Damascus, Seleucis ad Pieria. AD 244-249.
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / COL ΔAMAC METRO, nude Ambrosia standing facing, head to right, clasping vine tendrils, floral structure at feet from which vines emerge. RPC VIII unassigned ID 26786 (temporary). Very Fine.(16.74gr, 29mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesFor more interpretations of the female figure on reverse, see G. Bijowski, "The myth of Daphne on a coin minted at Damascus," AJN 15 (2003), pp. 53-9 and K. Butcher, "Ambrosia in Damascus?," NC 170 (2010), pp. 85-91.
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Judaea, Procurators. Porcius Festus AE Prutah. 59-62 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero = 58/9 CE. NЄP-ωNO-C within wreath / L Є (date) KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I 4972; Meshorer 345; Hendin 6380. 2.49gr, 17mm, 5h
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Hadrian AE Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1). AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Emperor standing facing, head to left, holding patera over altar and sceptre; L I-E (date) across fields. RPC III 5784; Dattari (Savio) 7523; Emmett 1082. 11.29gr, 29mm, 11h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included. -
Judaea, Herodians. Agrippa II, with Vespasian AE 24mm of Caesarea Panias. Circa 50-100 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Dated RY 18 (78/9 CE). [ΑYΤΟΚΡΑ ΟYΕϹΠΑ] ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤധ, laureate head to right / ΕΤΟV ΗΙ (date) ΒΑ ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ, Tyche standing to left, holding grain ears in right hand and cornucopia in left. RPC II, 2254; Meshorer 142; Hendin 6337; Sofaer 195. 10.58gr, 24mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Beautiful yellow-green patina.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
