LOT 2998
Tiberius AE 18mm of Gadara, Decapolis. AD 14-37.
Dated CY 92 (AD 28/9). TIBЄPIധ KAICAPI, bare head to right / ΓAΔAPEIC, veiled head of Tyche to right; L ЧB (date) behind. RPC I 4812; Spijkerman 11; Rosenberger 15; SNG ANS 1291. Very Fine.(6.08gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Antoninus Pius AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dated RY 18 (AD 154/5). Α[...] ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟ-Ϲ ϹЄΒ ЄΥ, laureate and draped bust to left / Sarapis seated to left and holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; on throne, eagle; L I-H (date) across fields. RPC IV.4 1726; Dattari (Savio) 2845. 24.74gr, 34mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Blue-green patina with brown highlights. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus AE 19mm of Charachmoba, Arabia. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
[Α Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤW]ΝΙΝΟ, laureate head to right; star before / XA-PAX-[...], platform with steps leading up to it, on which is column flanked by baetyls; to right, priest seated to left. Cf. RPC VI, 9365 (temporary); cf. Rosenberger 2; Sofaer 3 var. (bust). 6.32gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Divus Carus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Died AD 283.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck under Carinus, AD 283-284. ΘЄധ KAPധ CЄB, laureate head to right / AΦIЄPധCIC, flaming altar tied with garland. Dattari (Savio) 5570; Emmett 3995; K&G 113.5. 7.48gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
