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LOT 2704
Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE 4 Prutot. Dated RY 3 (38/7 BCE). Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?).
Macedonian shield with decorated edge / [BAΣI]ΛEΩΣ HPΩΔ[OY], crested helmet; L Γ (date) to left, monogram to right. Meshorer 45; Hendin 1170; HGC 10, 652; DCA 805. Near Very Fine.(3.77gr, 19mm.).
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 17mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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. 3.50gr, 17mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17. 5.50gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Various countermarks on both sides.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 20mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC. Petra(?) mint. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Λ in left field. HGC 10, 671. 5.91gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
