LOT 3386
Septimius Severus AE Assarion of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 193-211.
ΑΥ Κ ΛI CE CEYHPOC, laureate head to right / NIKOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Zeus seated to left, holding patera and long sceptre. HH&J, Nikopolis 8.14.1.20; AMNG 1346; Varbanov 2461. Near Very Fine.(2.58gr, 17mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3386
Septimius Severus AE Assarion of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Volusian AE 19mm of Neapolis, Judaea. AD 251-253.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[...] ΤΡΙΒ [...], radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [ΦΛ ΝЄΑϹ]ΠΟΛЄധϹ, mount Gerizim topped by temple, steep stairway upward with colonnade below. RPC IX, 2166; Sofaer 242. 6.47gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE 18mm of Gaza, Judaea. Dually dated CY 195 and Epidemia 7 (AD 135/6).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[Α ΚΑ ΤΡ Α]ΔΡ[ΙΑΝΟϹ], laureate head to right / Hercules standing facing, head to right, holding club and lion's skin; ΓΑΖ[Α] Ζ (Epidemia date) ΕΠΙ ΕЧ[Ρ] (CY date) around. RPC III, 4043; Sofaer 77. 5.26gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 2.18gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word Hemhem means to shout, cry out, possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn.
