LOT 3051
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. Circa 475-400 BC.
Forepart of boar to left with short mane and dotted truncation, retrograde E on shoulder; to right, tunny fish upwards / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation; all within incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe II 11; SNG France 378. Very Fine.(0.76gr, 13mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Caria, Kasolaba(?) AR Hemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Youthful male head to right; Carian letter to left, A to right; all within circular incuse / Head of ram to right. Konuk, Kasolaba 7; HN Online 943. 0.26gr, 7mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
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. -
Judaea. Herodians, Herod III Antipas AE Half Unit. Dated RY 37 (33/4 CE). Tiberias mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
HPΩΔΟ[Υ TETPA]PXOY, palm frond; L ΛZ (date) across field / TIBEPIAC in two lines within wreath. RPC I, 4931; Meshorer 88; Hendin 6243. 4.72gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
