LOT 3458
Severus Alexander AE 33mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 222-235.
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Μ Α ϹЄΟ ΑΛЄΞ[...], laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛ, Tyche of the City seated on rock to left, holding corn ears; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming to left; above, ram leaping to left, looking back; to left, star; Δ Ε and S C across fields. Cf. RPC VI Oline 8068. Near Very Fine.(15.01gr, 33mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3458
Severus Alexander AE 33mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Otacilia Severa AE 23mm of Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia. AD 244-249.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Μ ΩΤΑ ϹЄΒΗΡΑ ϹЄΒ, diademed and draped bust to right, crescent at shoulders / ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ϹΙΠΥ, Cybele seated to left, holding patera and sceptre, resting arm on tympanum; at feet, lion. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 20367; Hochard 1126. 5.30gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lucius Verus AE 29mm of Neocaesarea, Pontus. AD 161-169.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Inscription illegible, laureate head to right / Inscription illegible, nude Dioscuri standing facing each other, above each head, star; each wearing pileus and holding spear and bridle of horse; horses facing each other. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 25200 (temporary); Çizmeli -. 14.94gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one specimen cited by PRC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Elagabalus AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 219.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
ΑVΤ•Κ•Μ•Α•••ΑΝΤѠΝЄΙΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate head to right, with slight drapery / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ•ЄΞ•YΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Β, eagle standing facing with spread wings, head to left, holding wreath in beak; Δ Є across upper fields, star between legs. RPC VI Online 7959 (uncertain mint); McAlee 758; Prieur 249. 11.80gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2008. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 724. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
