LOT 3456
Philip II AE 26mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 247-249.
AYTOK M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust to left / IOY CЄΠ KOΛΩ NЄCIBI MHT, Tyche of Antioch seated facing; above, ram (Aries) leaping to right, head to left; all within tetrastyle shrine; below, river-god Euphrates swimming to right. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 2962; SNG Copenhagen 240. Very Fine. Double struck of reverse.(10.58gr, 26mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK, private collection.
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Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 30mm of Singara, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck AD 243-4. A[VTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIA]NON CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CЄB, on left, bust of Gordian, laureate, draped and cuirassed to right, seen from rear, and on right, Tranquillina, draped and wearing stephane to left / AVP CЄΠ KOΛ CINΓAPA, Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated to left on rock, holding ears of corn; above, the Centaur Sagittarius to left, discharging arrow; below, river god swimming to left. RPC VII.2, 3471; cf. BMC Arabia 8-13; SNG Copenhagen 257. 19.72gr, 30mm, 5h
Near Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Macrinus AE 23mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 217-218.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
IMP C M OPE SEVE MACRINVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H PA (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), Genius standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and patera over lighted altar with right. Unpublished in the standard references, including BMC, SNG BnF, SNG von Aulock and Copenhagen. 5.95gr, 23mm, 2h
Very Fine. Black patina. Unpublished with this obverse legend.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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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.
