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LOT 3423
Group of Five [5] Greek AR Fractions. 4th-1st century BC.
Various types. Condition as seen.(5.66gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Aretas, in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hilt of sword; palm frond to left, Aramaic monogram to right / “Shaqilat” in Aramaic in three lines to right, Shaqilat, veiled, standing facing, head to left, raising right hand; wreath to left. Meshorer, Nabataea 97; Schmitt-Korte II 66. 1.98gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Partially double struck.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sicily, Syracuse AR 8 Litrai. Time of Gelon II, circa 218-214 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Diademed head of Gelon to left / Slow quadriga driven to right by Nike; [ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ] and [BA] above reins, MI before horses, ΓΕΛΩΝΟΣ in exergue. SNG ANS 895. 6.17gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Light cabinet tone.
Ex 'collection in Ticino, formed over 20 years ago'. Privately purchased from Nomos AG, inventory # 20413. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 165. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. Cf. Van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. 0.57gr, 8mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
