LOT 4054
Septimius Severus AE 28mm of Medaba, Arabia. Dated CY 105 (AD 210/11).
AVT KAIC CЄOVHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / H-Λ-I-ω, Helios, raising hand and holding torch, driving facing quadriga; PЄ (date) in lower field, [MHΔAΒΗΝ?]ω in exergue. Cf. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 68330. Near Very Fine.(17.08gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4054
Septimius Severus AE 28mm of Medaba, Arabia.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Trajan AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 16 (AD 112/3).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
[ΑΥΤ] ΤΡΑΙΑΝ C-ЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑ[ΚΙΚ], laureate bust to right, with aegis on far shoulder / Nilus reclining to left on crocodile, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left; L IϚ (date) in upper left field. RPC III, 4686.1. 26.77gr, 35mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Sandy patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AR Drachm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 112-114.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΙϚ ΥΠΑΤ Ϛ, Arabia standing facing, head to left, holding branch over camel to left at feet and bundle of cinnamon sticks. RPC III 4073 (Arabian mint). 2.77gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Lydia, Tripolis AE 22mm. Time of the Antonines, AD 138-192. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Helmeted bust of Athena to left, wearing aegis / ΤΡΙΠΟΛ-ΕΙΤΩ-Ν, Zeus Lydios standing to left, holding eagle and leaning on sceptre. RPC III, 2559B; SNG München 789-91; SNG von Aulock -; BMC 10. 5.58gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
