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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Septimius Severus AE Assarion of Gythium, Laconia. AD 193-211.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Illegible inscription, laureate head to right / ΓΥ-[ΘЄ]-ΑΤWΝ, Athena standing facing, head to left, holding long spear with her left hand and patera with her right. Cf. Depeyrot Dura Hoard 7363; cf. Bellinger Dura Final report 2127; cf. Froehner 3049b. 4.02gr, 22mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AE 35mm of Dioshieron, Lydia. AD 198-217.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
ΤΕΡΤΥΛΛΕΙΝΟΣ ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΑΔΟΥ Γ (Tertulleinos, son of Asklepiades), strategos for third time. [ΑΥ Μ ΑΥΡ] ΑΝΤΩΝ[ЄΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear; c/m: male head to right / [ЄΠΙ ΤΕΡΤΥΛ]ΛЄΙΝΟΥ ΑϹΚΛΗΠ[ΙΑΔΟΥ Γ] ΔΙΟϹΙЄΡЄΙΤ[ΩΝ], tetrastyle temple with central arch enclosing Zeus seated to left, holding patera and sceptre. RPC V.2 Online Unassigned ID 59097 = GRPC Lydia 61. 17.81gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one example cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AE 22mm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. Dated RY 7(?) (AD 227/8).
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΥ Κ ϹЄΟΥΗ ΑΛЄ[...], radiate and draped bust to right / ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄѠϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ ЄΤ [Ζ?] in six lines. RPC VI Online 6845 (temporary); BMC 334-5; SNG von Aulock 6521. 8.06gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2008. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
