LOT 2992
Lucania, Metapontion AE 16mm. Circa 225-200(?) BC.
Wreathed head of Demeter to right / Two grain ears with leaves to right; META upwards, between, bird above right grain ear's leaf. Johnston Bronze 78; HN Italy 1714 corr. (position of ethnic). Near Very Fine.(5.11gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Edom (Idumaea) AR Quarter Shekel-Drachm. 4th century BC. Imitating Athens.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Helmeted head of Athena to right, degraded to blank dome-like surface / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left. GTvA 12-20; HGC 10, 617. 2.19gr, 12mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Surfaces corroded.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sogdiana, Lord King of Bukhara AR Drachm. 6th-8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned bust right / Fire altar with ribbon flanked by attendants; crowned bust of Bahram right superimposed upon altar. ACW 1550. 3.12g, 26mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AR Sela'-Drachm. Dated RY 31(?) (AD 22/3). Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Long-haired, laureate, moustached, and draped bust of Aretas IV to right; inscription in Nabataean around / Jugate draped busts to right of Aretas IV and Shaqilat; inscription in Nabataean around containing date at end. Cf. Barkay 170; cf. DCA 975. 3.33gr, 14mm, 6h.
Fine. Obverse off-centre.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
