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LOT 2805
Trajan AE 32mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 115.
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OP AVG GER DAC COS [VI P P], laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / Astarte-Tyche standing to left, resting foot on helmet and holding bust and sceptre, within Tetrastyle temple with central arch behind enclosure with altar in front; at feet in right field, harbour-god holding anchor; • C • T(sic) • F AVG • C•A•E•S • in exergue. RPC II 3954; Rosenberger 19; Kadman 22; Sofaer pl. 23 , 21; Samuels 172. Very Fine. Dark green patina.(17.90gr, 32mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2805
Trajan AE 32mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea.
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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