LOT 3509
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. Near Very Fine.(1.41gr, 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 32mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 115.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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. 17.90gr, 32mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Smyrna, Ionia. After AD 128.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare head to right / COS III, the two Nemeses standing to right and left, facing one another, each holds out a fold of her dress, the one on the left holds a bridle, the other on the right holds cubit rule. RIC 507; RPC III 1361; Metcalf 32. 10.37gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 904. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Palmyrene, Palmyra AE Unit. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Doe standing to right, head to left, suckling a fawn / Bull standing to right, crescent above. Krzyzanowska, type X. 1.46gr, 11mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
