LOT 2793
Vespasian AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated 'New Holy Year' 1 (AD 69).
ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ ΚΑΙΣΑ ΟΥЄΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ, laureate head to right, wearing aegis / ЄΤΟΥΣ ΝЄΟΥ ΙЄΡΟΥ Α (date), eagle standing to right on thunderbolt; palm branch in right field. RPC II 1936; Prieur 103; McAlee 324. Good Very Fine.(15.52gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2793
Vespasian AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Pisidia, Antioch AE 16mm. Time of Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Pseudo-autonomous issue. AN-TI-OCH, draped bust of Hermes to right, with head assimilated to portrait of youthful Commodus; caduceus over shoulder / COLO-NIAE, garlanded altar. RPC IV.3, 7376 (temporary). 2.06gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dated RY 1 (AD 284/285). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Tyche reclining to left on lectisternium, holding rudder and propping head on hand; L A (date) above. Köln 3208; Dattari (Savio) 5766 var. (obv. legend); K&G 119.8; Emmett 4083.1. 9.40gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd (dealer's ticket included). Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021, lot 630 (expertly preserved since), dealer's ticket included. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 84 , 8 October 2023, lot 289 (dealer's ticket included). -
Salonina, Augusta Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Dated RY 12 of Gallienus (AD 264/265). KOPNHΛIA CAΛധNЄINA CЄB, draped bust to right, wearing stephane / Eirene standing to left, holding branch and sceptre; palm frond to left, IB L (date) to right. Köln 2969; Dattari (Savio) 5331; K&G 91.33; Emmett 3855.12. 8.27gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
