LOT 3497
Valerian I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 256/7).
A K Π ΛI OVAΛЄPIANOC ЄV ЄVC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; L Δ (date) across field. Köln 2862; Dattari (Savio) 5184; K&G 88.23; Emmett 3705.4. Good Very Fine.(11.99gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Judaea. Procurators, Porcius Festus AE Prutah. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
N[Є]PധNOC in three lines within wreath / L Є KA[ICA]POC, palm branch. RPC I, 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. 1.74gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Vespasian, with Agrippa II AE 24mm of Tiberias, Judaea. Dated RY 14 of Agrippa II (AD 73/4).
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
[ΑΥΤΟΚΡ TITOC KA]ICAP CЄΒAC, laureate head to right / [L I]Δ BAC [AΓΡI]-ΠΟΥ, Nike advancing to right, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond over her left shoulder. Cf. RPC II 2248; cf. Hendin 1303; cf. Meshorer 138. 11.12gr, 24mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AE 26mm of Peltae, Phrygia. Struck circa AD 147-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ, bare-headed and draped bust with short beard to right / ΠΕΛΤΗΝΩΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ, distyle temple enclosing statue of Ephesia Artemis standing facing, wearing kalathos, and having supports; two stags flanking; in pediment, globe. RPC IV.2 Online 2144; BMC 23; Imhoof-Blumer KM, p. 284, 8. 12.54gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; only three specimens cited by RPC Online and none on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
