LOT 3398
Valerian I AE 23mm of Alexandria, Troas. AD 253-260.
IMP LIC VALERIANVS A, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL AVGV TRO, horse grazing to right. RPC X Unassigned ID 63960; Bellinger A436. Very Fine.(5.28gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3398
Valerian I AE 23mm of Alexandria, Troas.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Attica, Athens AE 12mm. Circa 120-175. Agora Periods VB and C. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Athena with traces of drapery to left / ΑΘΗ, prow to right; serpent on ram. RPC IV.1 Online 8247 (temporary); Kroll, Agora 220(2); Svoronos, Athens pl. 97, 42. 1.53gr, 12mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Macrinus AE 27mm of Lamus, Cilicia. AD 217-218.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑY[ΤΟΚ]ΡΑΤΟΡΑ Μ [...] ΑΥΡ[Η Μ]ΑΚΡ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [ΛΑΜധΤ ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΛΑΜധΤΙΔΟϹ], eagle standing facing on cippus or decorated altar, with wings spread, head to right, holding wreath in beak. RPC V.3 Online Unassigned ID 71798; Levante E., The Coinage of Lamus in Cilicia in NC 1982, p. 139, 7; SNG PFPS 884; Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 27, 2223. 9.66gr, 27mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only one other example on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lucius Verus AE 29mm of Neocaesarea, Pontus. AD 161-169.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Inscription illegible, laureate head to right / Inscription illegible, nude Dioscuri standing facing each other, above each head, star; each wearing pileus and holding spear and bridle of horse; horses facing each other. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 25200 (temporary); Çizmeli -. 14.94gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one specimen cited by PRC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
