Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 4675    Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Elagabalus (A.D. 218-222), billon tetradrachm, (11.30, 13.27 g), obv. laureate bust of Elagabalus to right, around AYT K M A ANTWNEINO C CEB, rev. eagle standing facing, head to left, wreath in beak, between legs star, **D E* above, around **DHMARC EX UPATOC TO B, (S.3096, Bellinger 42 [ANS Num. Stud. No.3], p.28, plate IV,10, Prieur 265 SNG Von Post 616); Pisidia, Antioch, Philip I, (A.D. 244-9), AE 24, (8.58 g), obv. radiate bust of Philip draped and cuirassed to right, around IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS A[VG], rev. S R across, legionary eagle between two standards, legend around ANTIO CHIO CONI (cf.S.4193, SNG Von Aulock 4969) (illustrated); Pontus, Amasia, Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), AE 29, (14.00 g), issued 209 B.C., obv. bust of Caracalla to right, rev. Caracalla and Geta clasping hands, star to left, legend around, (S.2507, SNG Cop. 115 [same dies]). Fine - nearly extremely fine. (4)

Ex A. Laurie Collection, coming from Noble Numismatics Sale 59 (lot 1873) and (lot 1904) for last two coins, the last previously from the Hollschek Collection, Austria.