LOT 3512
Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4).
Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, [L I]-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. Very Fine.(2.03gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
FootnotesThe Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word Hemhem means to shout, cry out, possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn.
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Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 16 (AD 112/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to right / Oinochoe; L I-ϛ (date) across field. Köln -; Dattari (Savio) -; K&G 27.525; RPC III 4774; Emmett 726 (R5). 1.29gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 11 (AD 50/1).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
[ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙ ϹЄΒΑϹ ΓЄΡΜΑ], laureate head to right; L IA (date) beneath chin / AVTO-KPA, bundle of four stalks of grain with winged caduceus. RPC I 5182; Köln 100; Dattari (Savio) 141; K&G 12.70; Emmett 78.11. 6.80gr, 24mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Light brown patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Julia Augusta (Livia) AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 41 of Augustus (AD 11/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Draped bust to right / L MA (date) within oak wreath. RPC I 5064; Köln 44; Dattari (Savio) 67; K&G 3.17; Emmett 57 (R3). 7.94gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
