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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Severus Alexander Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 4 (AD 224-225). Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / L Δ (date), Dikaiosyne standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RPC VI, 10270 (temporary); Dattari (Savio) 4292. 14.12gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included. -
Vespasian AR Hemidrachm of Caesarea-Eusebeia, Cappadocia. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ΛVTOKP KΛICΛP OVЄCΠΛCIΛNOC CЄBΛ, laureate head to right / Victory standing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm on left shoulder. RPC II 1659; Sydenham, Caesarea 94; Metcalf 17. 1.45gr, 14mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Ex Reeman Dansie, Colchester; Acquired at UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Judaea. Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus). Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree; [L Λθ (date) across fields]. RPC II, 4955; TJC 313; Sofaer 3-5; Hendin GBC 6, 6358; GBC 5, 1329. 1.52gr, 16mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
