CLASSICAL
NUMISMATIC
AUCTIONS,
LTD.
284. Oxyrhynchite. Year 8(144/145 AD). JE Drachm. (23.04 gms.). CEB[EVCAVT]K׳T«AlAAAP· ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right. OEVPV Ν ΧΓΓ, Athena standing half-left; wearing helmet, chiton, peplos and aegis; holding bipennis with rounded edges with right hand and Nike advancing left, bearing wreath and palm, in left hand; to either side in lower fields, LH. Köln 3441, Datt. 6340, BMC 91; 4 specimens known. Good Fine; mottled green, red and brown patina, porous surfaces. (150)
281. Busirite. Year 8(144/145 AD). JE Drachm. (21.12 gms.). C E [ B E V C A V T ] K ׳T ־A I A A A P · A N T W N E I N O C , laureate head
right. [BOV CI] ΡΓΓ, Isis of Busiris standing facing, head left; wearing crown of homs, disk and plumes; chiton and peplos; holding ram in extended right hand and sceptre with left; to either side across lower field, L-H. Datt. 6224 (same reverse die?); 5 specimens known. Same dies as previous lot. Fine, dark brown patina with touches of green, rare. (150)
282. Mareote. Year 8(144/145 AD). JE Drachm. (26.09 gms.). CEBEVCAVTKTAIAAAP· ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right. MA PE WTHC, Zeus-Ammon standing half-left, wearing disk and ram's homs, chiton and himation over left shoulder, arm and legs; holding ram standing left in extended right hand and sceptre with left. Datt. 6293 (this coin, rev. illustrated on pi. XXXVI), BMC 18; two specimens known. Shares the same obverse die with lot 185 ("Mercury in Gemini"). Good VF, dark brown patina with touches of green, rare and especially this nice. (800) Ex: Garrett Collection Part I (NFA & Bank Leu, May 16-18, 1984), lot 1011 (part of); Dattari Collection.
285. Upper Sebennyte. Year 8(144/145 AD). JE Drachm. (23.42 gms.). [CEBEVC]AVTKTAL\AAP ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right. CEBEN NVTHC, Ares standing facing, head left; wearing helmet, cuirass and cothurni; holding spear with right hand and sheathed sword with belt with his left hand; to either side in lower fields, L-H. Datt. 6383, BMC 60; 10 specimens known. VF, dark green patina, rare. (450) Ex: Garrett Collection Part 111 (NFA & Bank Leu; March 29, 1985), lot 447 (part of).
286. Sethroite. Year 8(144/145 AD). JE Drachm. (23.06 gms.). [CEBEVCAVTKT]AIAAAP ANT[WNEINOC], laureate head right. [CEePO] ΕΓΓ HC, Horus standing facing, hawk-headed which faces right; wearing skhent, chiton and cothurni; right hand holding spear and in extended left hand, hawk left crowned with skhent; to either side in lower fields, L-H. Datt. 6390, Milne 1832/33, Dem. 3549; 14 known specimens. (50) Good, brown surfaces, porous but rare.
283. Menelaite. Year 8(144/145 AD). JE Drachm. (22.51 gms.). CEBEVCAVTK-T'AIAAAP· ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right. ΜΕΝΕ [ΛΑΕΓΓ], Harpokrates of Canopus seated left (with lower body of a crocodile); wearing skhent, himation over left arm and waist; holding right hand to mouth and cornucopiae with left arm; in exergue, LH. Datt. 6315/16, Milne 1840c. Good Fine, dark green and brown patina. (400)
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