LOT 4048
Vespasian, with Agrippa II AE 28mm of Tiberias, Judaea. Dated RY 14 of Agrippa's second era (73/4 CE).
ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹEΒΑCΤΩ, laureate head to right / ΕΤ ΔΙ ΒΑ ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ, Tyche-Demeter standing facing, head to left, holding grain ear in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. RPC II 2243; Hendin 6331; Meshorer, AJC, 7; Sofaer 184. Near Very Fine.(17gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4048
Vespasian, with Agrippa II AE 28mm of Tiberias, Judaea.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Cilicia, Mallos AE 18mm. Circa 3rd century AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right / ΜΑΛΛΩΤΩΝ, Athena Magarsis standing facing, head to right, extending arms and holding spear. RPC IV.3, 10733 (temporary). 3.79gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only two other examples cited by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch AE 19mm. Dated year 44 of the Caesarean Era (AD 13/4). Q. Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, legatus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Contemporary imitation.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΕΠΙ ΣΙΛΑΝΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΔΜ (date), ram leaping to right, head to left; star above. For prototype cf. RPC I, 4269. 4.56gr, 19mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AE 18mm. Circa 2nd century AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Bust of Kore to right / KYZIK-HNΩN, vase with two handles. Cf. Von Fritze, Gruppe VI, 29b / pl.VI, 23. 3.29gr, 18mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
