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LOT 4058
Vespasian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3 (AD 70/71).
AVTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OVEΣΠAΣIANOV, laureate head to right; L Γ (date) beneath chin / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC II 2423; Köln 286; Dattari (Savio) 361; K&G 20.23; Emmett 205.3. Near Very Fine.(6.36gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 4058
Vespasian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
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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Augustus AE 24mm of Uncertain Mint. 27 BC-AD 14.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΝ ΘΕΟΝ, bare head to right / ΘΕΟΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ, capricorn to right; above, bunch of grapes; below, globe(?). RPC I, 5423. 8.21gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Augustus, with Herod IV Philip AE 23mm of Caesarea Panias (Caesarea Philippi) mint. Dated RY 12 of Herod IV (8/9 CE).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩ, laureate head to right; c/m: star of six rays within incuse circle / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟΥ, tetrastyle temple façade (Augusteum of Paneas); L I B (date) between columns. RPC I 4940; Meshorer 97; Hendin 6252; Sofaer 118. 7.00gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Caracalla AE 18mm of Prusa ad Olympum, Bithynia. AD 198-217. Struck under Septimius Severus.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟC, laureate head to right / ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ, aquila between two military standards, topped with wreaths. RPC VI Online 30464 corr. (Elagabalus). 2.83gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Exceptionally rare; only one example cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
