LOT 2725
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Mazaios, satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. Circa 361-334 BC.
Baaltars seated to left on persian diphros, his body turned to front, holding eagle, ear of corn and bunch of grapes in right hand, lotus-headed sceptre in left; Aramaic legend 'BLTRZ' (Baaltars) to right, Aramaic 'TR' to left; beneath throne, Aramaic 'M' / Lion attacking bull to left, Aramaic legend 'MZDI' (Mazaios) above; monogram below. Casabonne series 2, group C; SNG Levante 106; SNG von Aulock -; BMC 49 var. (no monogram). Extremely Fine. Sharply struck example on lustrous metal.(10.89gr, 23mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H-F?] in Aramaic across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114; cf. SNG ANS 1438-43; cf. Sofaer 67-9. 4.77gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 25mm. Circa 59/8-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Petra mint. Dated RY 28 (32/1 BC). Diademed and draped bust to right / Filleted cornucopia; date across field. CN 17; Meshorer, Nabataea 18; HGC 10, 683. 10.23gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 529, 14 December 2022, lot 338. -
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 103-76 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between the horns / 'Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (in Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath. Cf. Hendin GBC 6, 6186; HGC 10, 641. 2.13gr, 15mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
