Greek Silver & Bronze

Lot 5279    Session 16 (9.30am Fri 26 Nov)    Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $230

PONTOS, King Polemo II, silver drachm, (38-64 A.D), (2.96 grams), Dated year 21 (56-57 A.D.), obv. diademed head of Polemo to right, around traces of legend, rev. laureate head of Nero right, around ETOYC I**Q*; = date hind. RPC I 3831; SNG Cop. 241, McClean 7390); Phoenicia, Byblus, Macrinus (A.D. 217-218), silver tetradrachm, (12.26 grams), issued 217-8, obv. laureate head of Macrinus to right, around [AVT] K M *OP* CE MAKPIN[OC C EB], rev. eagle standing facing, head to left, palm in right field, wreath in beak, between legs altar, around **DH[MARC EX UPATO*C **PP*], (S.2962, Prieur 1326); Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), silver tetradrachm, (12.59 grams), issued 215-217, obv. laureate head of Caracalla to right, around legend AVT K M A ANT**W*NEINO C C EB, rev. eagle standing facing, head to right, wreath in beak, standing on leg and thigh of a sacrificial animal **D*HMAPX E**X UPA TO*C TO**D*, (cf.S.2649, Prieur 224); Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem, (Antioch), Trajan Decius, (A.D. 249-251 B.C.), billon tetradrachm, (11.62 grams), obv. radiate bust right of Trajan Decius, draped and cuirassed, five dots below, around AVTK **G MEKU D*EKIOC TPAIANOC CEB, rev. eagle open wings, head to right with wreath, around, **DHMARC EXOU*CIAC, S C in exergue, (S.4209, Prieur 545). Toned, first fine with pitting both sides, others fine - good very fine and with collector's packet descriptions. (4)

Ex Pat Boland Collection.