LOT 3245
Severus Alexander AE 20mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 222-235.
AYT K M A C ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MHT KOΛ ЄΔЄϹCHΝΩN, the Tyche of Edessa seated to left on rock, holding ears of grain; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming to left. RPC VI 7852 (temporary) var. (obverse legend). Good Very Fine.(6.36gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3245
Severus Alexander AE 20mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Geta AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Circa AD 208-212.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
AYT • KAI • ΓЄTAC : CЄ • B •, laureate head to right / ΔHMAPX • ЄΞ • VΠA • TO • B •, eagle standing to left on thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail to right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 210; McAlee 719. 13.43gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus AE 15mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
AV K M AVPH [ANTΩNINOC], laureate head right / [NIKOΠ]OΛITΩΝ ΠPOC [IC]TPON, lion standing right. Varbanov 3853. 2.55gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Baldwins (company's ticket included). Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Trebonianus Gallus AE 29mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 251-253.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Γ ΟΥΙΒ ΤΡΕΒ ΓΑΛΛΟC CΕΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ANTIOXЄΩN MHTPO KOΛΩN, cult-statue of Tyche of Antioch seated facing with river-god Orontes at feet within tetrastyle temple façade with arched central bay and conical roof set on ornate base; ram leaping to right above, [Δ]-Є across upper fields, S C in exergue. McAlee 1181; SNG Copenhagen 292. 15.94gr, 29mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
