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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Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). 1st or 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Elpis advancing to left, holding lotus flower and lifting hem of dress; L ENATOY (date) around, A or Δ (officina) in exergue. RPC X Unassigned ID 76463 or 76462; Dattari (Savio) 5674 or 5675. 8.49gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Augustus AE Obol-40 Drachmai of Alexandria, Egypt. Struck circa 3/2 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Third(?) series. ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, garlanded altar; laurel branches flanking / KAIΣAPOΣ in two lines within laurel wreath. RPC I 5013; Köln 9; Dattari (Savio) 16; K&G 2.9; Emmett 27. 5.24gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phrygia, Ankyra AE 20mm. 2nd-3rd century AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΙЄΡΑ CV-NKΛΗΤΟC; draped bust of the Senate to right / ANKYPANΩN in three lines within laurel wreath. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 1028. 5.50gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
