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LOT 2850
Probus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 278/9).
Α Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΠΡΟΒΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Eagle standing to right, wings gathered, with wreath in beak; behind, palm frond, L Δ (date) across field. RPC X Unassigned ID 75790; Köln 3135; Dattari (Savio) 5563; K&G 112.17; Emmett 3981.4. Near Extremely Fine.(8.48gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Trajan AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated RY 16 (AD 112).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙC ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head of Trajan to right, set on eagle standing to right with closed wings; to lower left, club / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ Ις YΠAT ς, laureate bust of Melqart-Herakles to right, wearing lion skin tied around his neck. McAlee 461; Prieur 1516. 13.88gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Domitian AE 23mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. Struck circa AD 83. Judaea Capta issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[DOMITIA]NVS CAES [AVG GERMANICVS IMP], laureate head to left / Athena-Minerva standing to left, supporting trophy and holding spear and shield. RPC II 2305; Hendin GBC 6, 6482; Hendin GBC 5, 1455; TJC 392; Sofaer 27-9. 8.96gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 244 or 245.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄΒ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCΙΑC ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Α, eagle with spread wings standing facing to right on palm frond, head to left and holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 29018; McAlee 895; Prieur 340. 11.75gr, 25mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Somerset, UK, private collector.
