LOT 3058
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap and decorated with crescent / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/5; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 9-12; Alram 565. Near Very Fine.(1.87gr, 12mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. 66-70 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Jerusalem mint. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). 'Year three' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim, two handles and a lid / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 204; Sofaer 31-35; Hendin GBC 6, 6392; Hendin GBC 5, 1363. 2.26gr, 16mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £300
Various types. 44.66gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 15mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Petra mint. Undated, but attributed to years AD 26-48. Aretas, in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding spear and sword; Aramaic ligate letters to top right, palm frond to left / Shaqilat, veiled, standing to left, raising hand; 'Shaqilat' in Aramaic to right, wreath to left. CN 187a; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 69. 2.75gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
