Lot 3364

Description

Egypt, Alexandria, Titus, (79-81 A.D.), billon tetradrachm, 22mm, (13.39 g), dated RY 3 (AD 80/81), obv. laureate head right, rev. Homonoia seated left, holding olive branch; L **G* (date) to left, [star to right], (S.2556, Koln 323; Dattari (Savio) 424, K&G 22.9, RPC II 2471, Emmett 233.3) (illustrated); another Hadrian, (117-138 A.D.), billon tetradrachm 23mm, (10.47 g), dated RY 16 (AD 131/132), obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. Sarapis enthroned left, holding sceptre, at his feet, Kerberos seated left; LI S (date) across field, (S.3739, Koln 1042-4, Dattari (Savio) 1477-8, K&G 32.514, RPC III 5789, Emmett 892.16); other billon tetradrachms for Probus (6.63 g), (S.4772) (illustrated); Carinus (7.91 g), (S.4778); Diocletian (7.37 g), (S.4787); others fractions, Domitian, AE hemiobol, (3.58g), rev. modius with corn ears and poppies, (S.2878, cf.BMC 345); another obol (6.08 g), RY 15, rev. serpent Agathodaemon right with caduceus, (cf.S.2869); Antinous (favourite of Hadrian) AE dichalkon, 13mm (2.11 g), obv. Antinous right, rev. caduceus [LK] A, (S.3903) only very good. Very good - very fine, several scarce, last rare. (8)

Ex Hans Ferdinand Collection.