LOT 3446
Philip II, as Caesar AE 28mm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 244-247.
MARC IVL PHILIPPOS CESAR, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL METROPOLIS BOSTRA, wreath containing AKTIA ΔOVCAPIA in three lines. Sofaer 54; Kindler 46a; Spijkerman 60; Rosenberger 52. Near Very Fine.(13.24gr, 28mm, 1h).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 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. -
Judaea, Procurators. Antonius Felix AE Prutah. 52-59 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jerusalem mint. In the names of Nero Claudius Caesar and Britannicus Caesar. Dated RY 14 of Claudius = 54 CE. [NЄ]Pω KΛAY KAICAP, two crossed spears and shields / Palm tree, BPIT above, [L] IΔ (date) across fields, K-AI across lower fields. RPC I 4971; Meshorer 340; Hendin 6377. 2.23gr, 17mm, 10h
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus). Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). KAICA-PO[C], grain ear / Palm tree; L Λθ (date) across fields. RPC II 4955; TJC 313; Sofaer 3-5; Hendin GBC 6, 6358; GBC 5, 1329. 1.94gr, 16mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
