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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. RPC III, 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 1.76gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 119/20).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙANOC ΑΔΡΙΑNOC ϹЄΒ, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / Agathodaemon serpent, crowned with pschent, erect to right, coiled around caduceus; L Δ (date) to upper left field. For a similar specimen cf. RPC III, 5194; otherwise unpublished. 13.49gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished with this obverse legend.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΑΥΤ ΚΑIC ΤΡΑΙAN ΑΔΡΙΑNOC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nilus reclining to left, holding reed in his right hand and cornucopiae in his left; below, crocodile to right; L IZ (date) above. RPC III, 5822; Dattari (Savio) 1435; Emmett 876.17; K&G 35.534. 9.80gr, 24mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
AYT KAIC TΡAIAN ΑΔΡIANOC CЄΒ, laureate head to left, with slight drapery(?) on his right shoulder / L ЄΝΝЄΑ Κ Δ (date), draped bust of Serapis to right, wearing kalathos. RPC III 5943; Dattari (Savio) 1465; K&G 32.621; Emmett 889.19. 5.65gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Antoninus Pius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ [C]ЄB ЄYCB(sic), laureate head to right / Poseidon standing to right, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin; L Є (date) across fields. RPC IV.4, 364; Dattari 2321; Geissen 1378. 11.97gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 21 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 180/1).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΜΟ ΑΝΤƱΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ, laureate head to right / Trophy; bound captive seated to left and right; L K-A (date) across field. RPC IV.4 3380; Köln 2205; Dattari (Savio) 3904; K&G 41.25; Emmett 2559.21. 9.97gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 25 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 184/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Μ Α ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤƱ CЄΒ ЄΥCЄΒ, laureate head to right / Bust of Nilus to right, crowned with taenia and lotus-buds and with slight drapery on his left and cornucopiae on his right shoulder; L K-Є across field. RPC IV.4, 3464; Köln 2222; Dattari (Savio) 9580-1; K&G 41.60; Emmett 2552.25. 10.35gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 220/1).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟС ЄVСЄΒ, laureate head to right / Homonoia standing facing, head to left, holding double cornucopiae and raising right hand; L Δ (date) in left field. RPC VI Online 10082; Köln 2328; Dattari (Savio) 4199; Emmett 2937.4. 13.17gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Severus Alexander BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 224/225).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Athena seated to left, holding Nike with wreath and sceptre; beside throne, shield; L Δ (date) before. RPC VI Online 10269; Dattari 4285; Geissen 2420; Emmett 3095. 12.70gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 225/6).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A KAI MA AVP CЄV AΛЄZANΔPOC [ЄV], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Tyche reclining to left, on garlanded lectisternium, wearing kalathos and holding rudder; L Є (date) in upper field. RPC VI Online 10306; Dattari 4384; Emmett 3140. 10.57gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 247/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A K M ΙΟV ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ЄV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Eagle standing to left, head to right, wings gathered, holding wreath in beak; L Є (date) across field. RPC VIII Online 2975; Köln 2733-5 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 10388-9; K&G 74.74; Emmett 3480.5. 11.12gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Valerian I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 256/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A K Π ΛI OVAΛЄPIANOC ЄV ЄVC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; L Δ (date) across field. Köln 2862; Dattari (Savio) 5184; K&G 88.23; Emmett 3705.4. 11.99gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.