LOT 3467
Trajan Decius AE 27mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. 249-251 CE.
IMP C C MES [...], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / [...] CAES METR, eagle standing to left, head turned to right, with open wings, supporting wreath with bust of Tyche to right. Cf. RPC IX 2068; cf. Kadman, Caesarea 129-130. Good Fine. Earthen brown patina, some roughness.(18.38gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Commodus AE 20mm of Capitolias, Decapolis. Dated CY 93 (AD 189/190).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A Κ Μ Α ΚΟΜΟΔ, bare head to right / ΚΑΠΙΤധΛ ΙЄ ΓϞ (date), Dionysus, nude, standing facing, head to left, crossing legs, holding kantharos with right hand and long thyrsus with left. RPC IV.3 6561 var. (laureate head); Spijkerman 12 var. (same); Rosenberger 12 var. (same); Sofaer 10 corr. (laureate). 5.81gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Pierced. Extremely rare issue. Only one other example on CoinArchives (Heritage World Coin Auctions, Sale 3018, 20378; wrongly attributed).
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
Trajan AR Drachm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 112-114.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ [...], Arabia standing facing, head to left, holding branch over camel to left at feet and bundle of cinnamon sticks. RPC III 4073-5 (Arabian mint); Metcalf 15-7. 2.99gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
