LOT 3375
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Obol. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Diademed and draped bust to left / Vahšīr standing to right before altar, holding sceptre. Tyler-Smith, Parcel 135-8; Alram 584. Very Fine.(0.44gr, 9mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Drachm. Dated RY 18 (13/2 BC). Petra mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Diademed and draped bust of Obodas to right; 'Obodas, king of the Nabataeans. Year 18' in Aramaic around; hēth behind / Jugate draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru to right; hēth behind. Meshorer, Nabataea 34; Huth -; DCA 965. 4.19gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 4 (123/2 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Bust of Melkart to right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, L Δ (date) above club; monogram of ZB and Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 10; Rouvier 1957; DCA 919; BMC 51; Hunt II 606; HGC 10, 357. 13.91gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AE 19mm. Dated SE 177 (136/5 BC). Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Winged bust of Eros to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY to right, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ to left, Isis headdress resting on two grain ears and inverted crescent; monogram above Φ to outer left, ZOP (date) to inner left, crescent beneath main type. SC 2067.12; HGC 9, 1087. 5.43gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
