Ancient Coins from the Collection of the late Richard Plant 643
EGYPT, Alexandria, Trajan, Æ Drachms (4), yr 14 [110-11], rev. Emperor driving elephant quadriga right, 28.19g (RPC 4510.3); yr 15 [111-12], rev. Nilus reclining left on crocodile, 20.73g (RPC 4622.3); yr 16 ? [112-13], rev. Apollo and Artemis standing, 22.15g (RPC 4702); yr 17 [113-14], rev. wicker basket in serpent biga right, 17.10g (RPC 4803.4) [4]. Fair to fine, several with areas of cuprite
£80-£100 644
EGYPT, Alexandria, Hadrian, Æ Drachms (3), yr 2 [117-18], rev. Tyche reclining left on couch, 15.82g (RPC 5030y); yr 15 [130-1], rev. Alexandria and Emperor standing, 19.21g (RPC 5777); yr 18 [133-4], rev. sphinx left, paw on wheel, 20.72g (RPC 5916) [3]. Fair to fine, but second harshly cleaned
£50-£70
645
EGYPT, Alexandria, Hadrian, Tetradrachm, yr 15 [130-1], laureate and draped bust seen from behind, rev. Alexandria wearing elephant head-dress, standing right, holding vexillum and handing corn-ears to Emperor who stands left, togate, L IE in field, 13.40g (RPC 5768; Milne 1294ff). Very fine, attractive grey tone
£80-£100 646
EGYPT, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, Æ Drachms (4), yr 2 [138-9], rev. Nilus riding left on hippopotamus, holding corn ears and cornucopia, 23.26g (RPC Online 15378); yr 8 ? [144-5], rev. Harpocrates with lower body of a crocodile standing left, raising fingers to lips and holding cornucopia, 21.95g (RPC Online 13971); yr 17 [153-4], rev. erect serpent with head of Serapis, corn stalks around, L IZ in fields, 22.87g (RPC Online 13811); yr 18 ? [154-5], rev. Isis Euploia standing right, flanked by galleys and reclining water divinities, 22.86g (RPC Online 13846) [4]. Fair to fine, several with some corrosion, first a rare reverse type
£80-£100
647
EGYPT, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, Æ Drachm, yr 8 [144-5], laureate bust right, rev. [ΠΡΟC]W ΠΙΤΗC, Harsomtous- Heracles standing left, wearing nemes and hem-hem crown, raising finger to lips and holding club, [L] H in field, 23.82g, 34mm (RPC Online 13975; Milne –; Naville 53, 374). Struck on an irregular flan, otherwise good fine, the reverse type clear and very rare
£100-£120 648
EGYPT, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, Æ Drachm, yr 12 [148-9], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Isis Pharia advancing right, holding sail, Pharos lighthouse to right, surmounted with a statue and decorated figures of Triton on lower stage, [L]O in exergue, 22.37g (Milne 2001ff; RPC Online 13640). Good fine, rare
£60-£80 649
EGYPT, Alexandria, Marcus Aurelius, Æ Drachms (4), yr 3 [162-3], rev. Emperor standing front, holding sceptre and parazonium, crowned by Nike advancing left, LΓ in field, 26.75g (RPC Online 14646; cf. Milne 2472); yr 6 [165-6], rev. two canopic jars facing one another, L S in fields, 26.25g (RPC Online 15034; Milne 2549); yr 6 [165-6], rev. Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopia, L S in fields, 18.30g (RPC Online 16553; cf. Milne 2558); yr 7 [166-7], rev. Triptolemos driving serpent biga right, 22.09g (RPC Online 15042; cf. Milne 2572); together with other Æ Drachms (2) [6]. Fine, but third with light cleaning scratches on obverse and flan flaw in reverse field
£60-£80 650
EGYPT, Alexandria, Maximinus Thrax, Tetradrachm, yr 2 [235-6], rev. Homonoia seated left, holding double cornucopia, 10.77g (Milne 3201); Tranquillina, Tetradrachm, yr 6 [242-3], rev. Homonoia standing left, 12.72g (Milne 3445); Gallienus, Tetradrachm, yr 12 [264-5], rev. Tyche seated left, holding rudder, 9.16g (cf. Milne 4109); Tacitus, Tetradrachm, yr 1 [275-6], rev. eagle standing right, 7.66g (Milne 4499) [4]. Very fine
£80-£80 651 EGYPT, Alexandria, miscellaneous Tetradrachms (78), bronzes (24) [102]. Varied state 652 653 £60-£80
EGYPT, Alexandria, Æ Drachms (17) of Trajan (4), Hadrian (4), Antoninus Pius (6), uncertain rulers (3) [17]. Fair to fine £60-£80
SELEUCIS AND PIERIA, Antioch, Nero, Tetradrachm yr 110 [61-2], rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, 14.06g (RPC 4182; BMC 192-3); together with provincial Tetradrachms (4) of Caracalla, Macrinus and Philip I (2) and a Drachm of Septimius Severus [6]. Fine and better
£80-£100
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