LOT 2772
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 104-76 BCE.
Jerusalem mint. Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between the horns / 'Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (in Paleo-Hebrew) in five lines within wreath. Hendin GBC 6, 6182; TJC R; Sofaer 355-369. Very Fine.(1.92gr, 13mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2772
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) AE Prutah.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.58gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Sela'-Drachm. Circa 30-9 BC.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Petra mint. Dated RY 11 (20/19 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru to right / 'BDT MLKA' in Nabataean to right, diademed and draped bust of Obodas to right; 'ŠNT' and date 11 in Nabataean to left. CN 50 var. (Nabataean Ḥ in field on reverse); Meshorer, Nabataea -; DCA2 1015. 4.57gr, 18mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Struck with worn dies, large lamination on reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 565, 3 July 2024, lot 255. -
Mysia, Parion AR Hemidrachm. Circa 350-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
ΠΑ-ΡΙ, bull standing to left, head reverted; below, grain ear to right / Gorgoneion. SNG Arikantürk -; SNG BN 1373-6. 2.38gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned with hints of golden iridescence around the devices.
From the collection of Dr Hans Maag. Ex Auktion GM 79, 1996, 174.
