LOT 3083
Severus Alexander AE 27mm of Aegeae, Cilicia. AD 222-235.
Dated CY 275 (AD 228/9). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹЄΥ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΑΔΡΙ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛ ΑΙΓ ЄΟϹ (date), draped bust of Dionysus to right, thyrsus over shoulder; before, bunch of grapes. RPC VI, 7186 (temporary); SNG BnF 2359; Haymann 161a. Near Very Fine. Very rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(11.77gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Macrinus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), capricorn to right, bearing cornucopia on its back and with globe between its forelegs. BMC Mysia 111; SNG BnF 1502. 6.63gr, 22mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Black patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Thrace, Hadrianopolis AE 19mm. Time of Gordian III, AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Head of Herakles to left / ΑΔΡΙΑ-[Ν]ΟΠΟΛ, Herakles standing facing, head to left, holding club and lion skin. RPC VII.2, 787. 4.32gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Titus, as Caesar AE 21mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. 69-79 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Judaea Capta issue. AYTOKP TITO-C KAIΣAP, laureate head to right / IOYΔAIAC Є-AΛധKVIAC, Victory standing to right, with foot on helmet, inscribing [AYT KAIΣ] on shield resting on knee; palm behind. RPC II 2312; Hendin GBC 6, 6474; Hendin GBC 5, 1447; TJC 382. 6.45gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
