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LOT 2974
Volusian AE 26mm of Neapolis, Judaea. AD 251-253.
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Γ ΟΥΙΒ ΤΡЄΒ ΟΥΟΛΟΥϹΙΑΝ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ΦΛ ΝЄΑϹ ΠΟΛЄധϹ, eagle standing facing with wings displayed, supporting Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar; stairway to temple and colonnade beneath mountain; star and crescent flanking. RPC IX 2160; Rosenberger 123; Sofaer 237-8. Near Very Fine.(13.70gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2974
Volusian AE 26mm of Neapolis, Judaea.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Volusian AE 26mm of Neapolis, Judaea. AD 251-253.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Γ ΟΥΙΒ ΤΡЄΒ ΟΥΟΛΟΥϹΙΑΝ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ΦΛ ΝЄΑϹ ΠΟΛЄധϹ, eagle standing facing with wings displayed, supporting Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar; stairway to temple and colonnade beneath mountain; star and crescent flanking. RPC IX 2160; Rosenberger 123; Sofaer 237-8. 13.70gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
