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 Capta, Titus AE 24mm of Caesarea Maritima. 79-81 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
AΥTOKP • TITO-Σ KAIΣAP, laureate head to right / IOΥΔAIAΣ EAΛꟽKΥIAΣ, trophy; to left, Judaea seated and mourning to left with her hands tied; shield to right of trophy. RPC II 2313; Hendin 6476; TJC 384. 11.72gr, 24mm, 12h
Very Fine. Double struck of reverse.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
