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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Caracalla AE 29mm of Amaseia, Pontus. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dated CY 209 (AD 207/8). AY KAI M AYP ANTΩ[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΑΔΡ CЄY AN AMA-[...] NЄ ΠΡ ΠO, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; ЄT CΘ across fields, star to right. Lindgren I 15 var. (star to left); cf. RG 68. 14.50gr, 29mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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Judaea, Procurators. Antonius Felix AE Prutah. 52-59 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jerusalem mint. In the names of Nero Claudius Caesar and Britannicus Caesar. Dated RY 14 of Claudius = 54 CE. [NЄ]Pω KΛAY KAICAP, two crossed spears and shields / Palm tree, BPIT above, [L] IΔ (date) across fields, K-AI across lower fields. RPC I 4971; Meshorer 340; Hendin 6377. 2.23gr, 17mm, 10h
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Domitian AE 17mm of Caesarea Maritima. 81-96 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Struck circa 83 CE. Judaea Capta issue. [IMP DOMITIANVS CAES AVG GERMANICVS], laureate head to right / Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and trophy. RPC II 2306; Sofaer 30-2; TJC 393; Hendin 1456. 5.68gr, 17mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
