LOT 3505
Tacitus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 1 (AD 275/6).
Α Κ ΚΛ ΤΑΚΙΤΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ЄΤΟΥC Α, Dikaiosyne standing to left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RPC X Unassigned ID 75767; Dattari 5515; Emmett 3971.1. Near Very Fine.(8.12gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Phrygia, Aizanis, Psuedo-Autonomous, Time of Claudius AE 16mm. AD 41-54.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
AIZANITΩN, draped bust of Artemis right, with arrow over shoulder / ΘЄΩN CVNKΛHTΩN, draped bust of the Senate right. RPC I 3106; BMC 5. 3.51gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Severus Alexander AE 25mm of Side, Pamphylia. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[Α Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹЄΟΥ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹЄ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Wreath set on table, containing CIΔΗ-TΩΝ; to left and right, palm frond. RPC VI Online 6430; Watson 351; SNG BnF 841. 8.79gr, 25mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Commodus AE 22mm of Satala, Armenia AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
[IMP CAES COMMODO AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LEG XV, three military standards; the middle one surmounted by eagle on thunderbolt. RPC IV.3 Online 10431; Fox, Tale Cm-C1a; Dandrow, Satala Type II. 5.14gr, 22mm, 4h.
Good Fine. Extremely rare; only three examples cited by RPC Online and one example on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
