LOT 3038
Crete, Knossos, AE 13mm. c.200-67 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo left / square labyrinth. Svoronos 93; SNG Copenhagen 375. Very Fine. Very Rare.(1.96gr. 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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North Africa, Carthage AE 18mm. Circa 300-264 BC. Sardinian(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Wreathed head of Tanit to left; three pellets(?) behind / Head of horse to right; palm tree before. Cf. CNP 252ad; cf. MAA 57p (Carthage). 2.93gr, 18mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Syllaios(?), Usurper AE 12mm. Circa 9-6 BC. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed head of Obodas II to right / Veiled head of queen to right. Cf. CN 74; cf. Al-Qatanani 63. 1.48gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Syllaios, with Aretas IV AR Quarter Sela'-Drachm. 9-6 BC. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed head of Obodas III to right; [Aramaic letter before] / Aramaic 'shin' (Syllaios) and 'het' (Aretas) within wreath. Cf. Barkay, Usurper 4; cf. Huth 60; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea Sup 4. 1.05gr, 112mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Obverse off-centre.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
