Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 339

Price realized: 90 USD   (Approx. 83 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


DECAPOLIS, Abila. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (28mm, 16.68 g, 1h). Dated CY 226 (AD 162/3). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / Statue of Tyche standing right, holding long scepter and uncertain object, crowned by Nike on right and rests foot on river-god Heiromax, two small figures on columns on either side; all within distyle shrine with domed roof; ЄKC (date) in exergue. Spijkerman 1; RPC IV.3 Online 6504; Rosenberger 1; Sofaer 142. Earthen red-brown surfaces, roughness. Fine.

Ex William Rosenblum 43A (14 February 2013), lot 37.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 558Auction date: 20 March 2024
Lot number: 348

Price realized: 100 USD   (Approx. 92 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


DECAPOLIS, Abila. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (24mm, 12.81 g, 1h). Dated CY 226 (AD 162/3). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Herakles seated left on rock, resting right hand on club, left hand on rock behind him; ςKC (date) in exergue. Spijkerman 9; RPC IV.3 Online 6512; Rosenberger 9; Sofaer 10. Earthen red patina. VF. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 274 (22 February 2012), lot 283.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555Auction date: 7 February 2024
Lot number: 400

Price realized: 250 USD   (Approx. 233 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


DECAPOLIS, Abila. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (26mm, 11.47 g, 12h). Dated CY 226 (AD 162/3). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Herakles seated left on rock, resting right hand on club, left hand on rock behind him; ςKC (date) in exergue. Spijkerman 9; RPC IV.3 6512; Rosenberger 9; Sofaer 10. Earthen green patina, light porosity. VF. Rare.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online SessionsAuction date: 17 January 2024
Lot number: 5558

Price realized: 160 USD   (Approx. 147 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.39 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 242/3). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / Bust of Zeus-Ammon left, slight drapery on right shoulder, wearing ram's horn and crown of disc and uraei, scepter over shoulder; L ς (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10291; K&G 72.123; RPC VII.2. 3837.21 (this coin); Emmett 3436.6. Dark brown patina. Good VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 427, 22 August 2018), lot 402.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 4:
The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean CollectionAuction date: 28 March 2024
Lot number: 150

Price realized: 2,800 GBP   (Approx. 3,536 USD / 3,268 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


About Mint State; a remarkable bronze, boasting great detail and a wonderful brown patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Hadrian.
Bronze sestertius, AD 121-123. Rome.
Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on shoulder. Rev: P M TR P COS III, Ceres standing left, holding corn-ears and long torch; S-C across fields.
About Mint State; a remarkable bronze, boasting great detail and a wonderful brown patina.

Reference: RIC II.3-660; BMCRE-1244.
Rarity: Rare with this bust type; undoubtedly among the finest to come to auction.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, December 2017; ex Frederick S. Clark Collection, accompanied by letter from S. A. Castle (Department of Coins and Medals at British Museum, dated 17th July 1970), stating the superiority of the present coin to the British Museum example.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 33 mm.
Weight: 26.82 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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Estimate: 5000 GBP

Starting price: 2500 GBP

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551Auction date: 29 November 2023
Lot number: 277

Price realized: 110 USD   (Approx. 101 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ARABIA, Rabbathmoba. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (28mm, 15.27 g, 4h). Dated CY 105 (AD 210/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing right, left foot on river-god, holding scepter and small bust; P Є (date) across field. Spijkerman 15; Rosenberger –; Sofaer –. Earthen brown patina. VF.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 263 (31 August 2011), lot 287.


Estimate: 100 USD