LOT 2928
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-249.
Struck AD 247. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCIAC YΠΑ ΤΟ Γ, eagle with spread wings standing to left, holding wreath in beak; ANTIOXIA S C in two lines below. RPC VIII online ID 29006; McAlee 923; Prieur 373. Extremely Fine.(12.82gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2928
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Philip II, as Caesar BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Struck AD 245. ΜΑΡ ΙΟVΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ΚЄCΑΡ, bareheaded and draped bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟVCΙΑC VΠΑ ΤΟ Α, eagle standing to right on palm frond, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 29405; McAlee 1014; Prieur 346. 11.63gr, 25mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Minor deposits.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dated CY 41 (10/11 CE). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree; L ΜΑ (date) across fields. RPC II 4957; TJC 315; Sofaer 7; Hendin 1331. 2.03gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 1.58gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word "Hemhem" means "to shout," "cry out," possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn.
