LOT 3478
Trajan AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 16 (AD 112/3).
AVT TPAIAN C-ЄB ΓЄPM ΔAKIK, laureate bust to right, aegis on left shoulder / Trajan, togate, holding olive branch in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left, driving slow quadriga to right; L Iϛ (date) above. RPC III 4666.2; Köln 621 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 757; K&G 27.493; Emmett 459.16. Good Very Fine.(16.03gr, 33mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Aurelian, with Vaballathus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 of Aurelian & RY 5 of Vabalathus (August AD 271-March AD 272).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Α Κ Λ ΔΟΜ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; L B (date) across field / Ι Α Ϲ ΟΥΑΒΑΛΛΑΘΟϹ ΑΘΗΝ Υ ΑΥΤ Ϲ Ρ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Vaballathus to right; L Є (date) across field. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75754; Emmett 3914. 7.74gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Group of Six [6] Roman Provincial and Other AE Coins and Weight. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 19.18gr total, 11-19mm.
As shown.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 26mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Turreted Tyche standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae and bridle of horse standing behind; ΘΚС in exergue. RPC IV Online 6289 (temporary); Spijkerman 8; Sofaer 12. 8.22gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
