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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Auction Highlights:
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
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Petra mint. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; letter(?) before / Crossed cornucopiae; legend between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114; cf. SNG ANS 1438-43; cf. Sofaer 67-9. 4.14gr, 18mm, 11h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Petra mint; struck circa 9/8 BC. Laureate head to right / Two cornucopiae; palm frond to right, ḥēth to left. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 63A. 2.41gr, 13mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 542, 19 July 2023, lot 195; Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 542, 19 July 2023, lot 195; Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Petra mint. Aretas in military dress, standing to left, holding spear and scabbard; palm branch to left, ḥēth in Aramaic in upper right field / Shuqailat, veiled and wearing Isis-headdress, standing to left, raising hand, wreath in left field, 'Shuqailat' in Aramaic in two lines in right field. Meshorer, Nabataea 97; CN Type 187a. 2.60gr, 17mm, 11h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Bearded male head to left / Paradise flower or Phoenician palmette with two birds within volutes; dolphin to right below; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.3D; HGC 10, 604. 2.84gr, 14mm, 2h
Very Fine. Test cut. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Fine. Test cut. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. Illegible inscription in Paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate between the horns. Cf. Sofaer 124-143; cf. HGC 10, 630. 1.61gr, 14mm
Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Jerusalem mint. Inscription in paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate between. Cf. Hendin 6182; cf. Sofaer 355-369. 1.81gr, 14mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Jerusalem mint. Tripod / Diadem. Meshorer 54; Hendin 6214; HGC 10, 657. 1.31gr, 14mm
Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Jerusalem mint. Illegible inscription around small open diadem with no cross / Tripod table within dotted circle. RPC I -; Meshorer 54; Hendin 6214; HGC 10, 657. 1.37gr, 14mm, 8h
Near Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Jerusalem mint. [EΘNAPΧOY], crested helmet with cheek straps / [HPധΔOY], bunch of grapes on vine with small leaf on left. RPC I 4917; TJC 73; Hendin GBC 6, 6227; Hendin GBC 5, 1196. 2.31gr, 17mm, 11h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Tiberias mint. Struck for Roman Emperor Gaius (Caligula); dated RY 43 (39/40 CE). HPധΔHC [TETPAPXHC], palm tree with two date clusters; ETO-[Y]C MΓ (date) flanking / ΓAIΩ KAICAP ΓEPMANIKΩ in four lines within laurel wreath. RPC I 4934; Meshorer 91; Hendin 6246. 12.78gr, 23mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Black patina with brown highlights.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Good Very Fine. Black patina with brown highlights.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Beardless male head to right / Bearded male head to right, Royal Qatanian monogram behind, South Arabian monogram below. Huth 367. 1.88gr, 11mm, 1h
Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Extremely Rare
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Figure seated to left, holding sceptre with left hand and horse in outstretched right hand; 'b'l in Aramaic to right, palm tree before, Λ or 'cone-like' object in inner left field, trident behind. Van Alfen, Die, 182; Huth -; Potts Class XLIX; HGC 10, 690. 3.94gr, 14mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only three examples cited by van Alfen of this type.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only three examples cited by van Alfen of this type.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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