LOT 3010
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Obol. 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre. Cf. HGC 3.1, 918. Near Very Fine.(0.53gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Sicily, Katania AE 24mm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Janiform head of Serapis wearing kalathos, monograms to left and right / ΚΑΤΑΝAIΩΝ, Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears. CNS III p.101-2, 14; HGC 2, 619. 14.20gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE 13mm. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Tyre mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛ[ΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑ]ΝΔΡΟΥ, palm tree; ςΞ-Ρ (date) across field. SC 1838.2; SNG Spaer 1539; HGC 9, 944. 2.16gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AE 25mm. Circa 30-9 BC. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru to right / Crossed cornucopiae; inscription in Aramaic around. Cf. CN 38a or 42a; cf. Barkay, King 19A or 23A; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 26. 10.44gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
