LOT 3038
Probus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 276-282.
Dated RY 2 (AD 276/7). A K M AVP ΠPOBOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis standing to left, holding flower and raising hem of dress; L B (date) in left field. Köln 3128; Dattari (Savio) 5533; K&G 112.8; Emmett 3987. Very Fine.(7.50gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea. Procurators, Antonius Felix AE Prutah. 52-59 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero Claudius Caesar and Britannicus. Dated RY 14 of Claudius (CE 54). [NEPധ K]ΛAY K[AICAP], two crossed shields over two crossed spears / BPIT above, [K-AI and L IΔ (date) across field]; palm tree. RPC I 4971; Meshorer 340; Hendin 6377. 1.82gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Domitian AE As of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 81-96.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Struck AD 81/3. IMP DOMITI[ANVS CAES AVG], laureate head to left / S C, dot below; all within wreath. RPC II 2023; cf. McAlee 409b. 13.14gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus AE 27mm of Abila, Decapolis. AD 177-192.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Dated CY 251 (AD 187/8). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ϹЄ ΑΒΙΛ Ι Α Α Γ Κ ϹV ΑΝϹ, Tyche, holding sceptre and Nike, standing to right with foot on river-god Heiromax; Nike standing on low basis on either side of Tyche; all within central arch of distyle temple façade. RPC IV.3, 6516 (temporary); Spijkerman 12; Rosenberger 14; Sofaer 14. 15.48gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
