LOT 3457
Titus AE 23mm of Philadelphia, Decapolis. Dated CY 143 (AD 80/1).
Laureate head of Herakles-Domitian to right / Laureate head of Titus to right; c/m: head of Herakles (Melkarth), bearded, wearing lion's skin to right, within circular incuse. Cf. RPC II, 2106; for c/m: Howgego 17. Good Fine.(11.46gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Nero BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 14 (AD 67/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑY ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕB ΓΕΡ AY], radiate bust of Nero to left, wearing aegis; L ΙΔ (date) before / ΗΡΑ ΑΡΓΕΙΑ, veiled and draped bust of Hera Argeia to right. RPC I, 5309; Dattari (Savio) 235; Emmett 122.14; K&G 14.109. 12.88gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Vespasian, with Agrippa II AE 29mm of Caesarea Panias, Judaea. Dated RY 26 of Agrippa II’s first era (AD 74/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
[...] KAI CЄBACTധ, laureate head to right / Є[TO] Kς (date) BA ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding ears of corn in her outstretched right hand, and cornucopia in her left arm. RPC II, 2274.11 & 21; Meshorer 158b; Hendin 1282a. 16.66gr, 29mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Dora AE 22mm. Dated CY 130 (AD 66/7). Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head of Doros to right / ΔധΡΙΤധΝ, Astarte standing facing, head to right, holding signa and cornucopia; ΛP (date) to left. RPC I, 4758. 10.22gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
