LOT 3451
Volusian AE 19mm of Neapolis, Judaea. AD 251-253.
[...] ΤΡΙΒ [...], radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [ΦΛ ΝЄΑϹ]ΠΟΛЄധϹ, mount Gerizim topped by temple, steep stairway upward with colonnade below. RPC IX, 2166; Sofaer 242. Near Very Fine.(6.47gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Trajan AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 16 (AD 112/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
AVT TPAIAN C-ЄB ΓЄPM ΔAKIK, laureate bust to right, aegis on left shoulder / Trajan, togate, holding olive branch in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left, driving slow quadriga to right; L Iϛ (date) above. RPC III 4666.2; Köln 621 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 757; K&G 27.493; Emmett 459.16. 16.03gr, 33mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tiberius AR Drachm of Caesarea-Eusebia, Cappadocia. Circa AD 17-32.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
ΤIΒΕΡΙΟΣ [ΚΑΙΣΑΡ] ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head to to right / ΘΕΟΥ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ, Mount Argaeus surmounted by nude male statue, holding globe and sceptre. RPC I 3620; Sydenham, Caesarea 42. 3.82gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Excellent toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17(?) (AD 113/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, [L I-Z(?) (date)] below. Cf. RPC III, 4820; cf. Dattari (Savio) 7221; cf. Emmett 707.17. 1.75gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
