LOT 3105
Philip II, as Caesar AE 26mm of Mesembria, Thrace. AD 244-247.
ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑ, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II and draped bust of Serapis, wearing kalathos, facing one another / ΜΕϹΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ, Demeter standing to left, holding ears of corn with poppy and long torch. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 48375; Karayotov 370-88. Good Very Fine.(12.14gr, 26mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Gallienus AE 28mm of Seleucia ad Calycadnum, Cilicia. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ΑV Κ Π ΛΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝ-ΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ϹЄΛЄVΚЄΩ ΚΑ- around, ΛV[...]-ΔΝ in field to left, Athena standing to right, holding shield and striking with spear at serpent-legged giant Enceladus, who hurls stone. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 60515. 9.54gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Double struck of reverse.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
The reverse type features Athena fighting the giant named Enceladus during the Gigantomachy, the war between the Giants and the gods. This scene appeared in art as early as the sixth century BC on an Attic black-figure pot, and is referenced in Euripides' Ion. Ancient poets located the burial spot of Enceladus under Mount Etna in Sicily, and the volcano's eruptions were said to be the breath of the giant, and the tremors caused by him rolling over under the mountain. (Virgil, Aeneid 3.570-587) -
Caracalla AE 30mm of Serdica, Thrace. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
AVT K M AVP CEV ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / OYΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC, Asklepios standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. H&J, Serdica 12.18.20.9; Ruzicka 244; Varbanov 2191. 15.44gr, 30mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Philip I AE 30mm of Viminacium, Moesia Superior. Dated CY 8 (AD 246/247).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / P M S C-OL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head to left, extending hands to bull and lion standing at feet on either side; AN VIII (date) in exergue. AMNG I 104; SNG Hungary 322ff. 19.18gr, 30mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
