Details
LOT 3210
Trajan AE 25mm of Laodicea, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated CY 163 (AD 116/7).
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΡΙСΤ ΚΑΙС СЄΒ ΓЄΡ ΔΑΚ, laureate head right, drapery over far shoulder / ΙΟΥΛΙЄѠΝ ΤѠΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄѠΝ ΓΞΡ (date), turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right; KOM and ΠA in right field. RPC III 3797; BMC 49-50, 52. Very Fine.(8.80gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Macrinus AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 217-218. ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑΣ (Marcus Claudius Agrippa), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
AV K OΠΠEΛ CEVH MAKPINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VΠ AΓPI[ΠΠA NIK]OΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICT, eagle standing to left on altar, head to right, with military standard on either side. Varbanov 3361 var. (bust type; corr. eagle holding wreath in beak); cf. Roma e-39, 466. 13.78gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Beautiful dark olive-green patina. Very rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 25mm of Anchialus, Thrace. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
AYT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CAB TPANKV[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust Gordian to right, facing draped and diademed bust of Tranquillina to left / OVΛΠIANΩ[...], Tyche-Fortuna standing facing, head to left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia. Cf. RPC VII.2, 1191. 11.76gr, 25mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Caracalla and Julia Domna AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 198-217. ΚΥΝΤΙΛΙΑΝΟΣ (Quintilianus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ANTΩNINOC AVOVCTOC IOΥΛIA [...], laureate head of Caracalla to right vis-à-vis draped bust of Julia Domna to left / [...]TIΛIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛI[...], Nemesis standing to left, raising right hand to her mouth and holding cubit-rule with left; at feet, griffin to left and wheel; Є (mark of value) in left field. Cf. Varbanov 1034. 12.30gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
