65, Lot: 142. Estimate $200. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
ROMAN PROVINCIAL. Moesia and Thrace. Lot of five Æ. Includes the following: MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Macrinus and Diadumenian. 217-218 AD. Æ 27mm (13.80 gm). Busts of Macrinus right, and Diadumenian, left / Serapis standing, facing. AMNG I 720. VF, brown patina // Another. Gordian III and Tranquillina. 238-244 AD. Æ 26mm (13.25 gm). Busts of Gordian right and Tranquillina left / Tyche-Fortuna standing left. AMNG I 1189. VF, brown patina // Another. Philip II As Caesar, and Serapis. 244-247 AD. Æ 27mm (14.59 gm). Busts of Philip right and Serapis left / Nemesis standing left. AMNG I 1211 // THRACE, Philippopolis. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. Æ 28mm (17.20 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / Athlete advancing left, holding palm branch and wreath. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 781. Fine-VF, brown patina // Caracalla as Caesar. 196-198 AD. Bare head right / Serpent issueing from cista mystica. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 779 for reverse, BMC Thrace pg. 165, 35 for obverse. VF, dark brown surfaces. Five (5) coins total in lot.