LOT 3180
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 20mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Λ in left field. Barkay, Earliest, Group 1; CN 1; HCG 10, 671. Very Fine. Overstruck on a Ptolemaic issue.(4.15gr, 20gr, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Phoenician galley sailing to left; Phoenician letters above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letters between. Cf. HGC 10, 265 (Mazaios). 0.68gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Syllaios(?), Usurper AE 12mm. Circa 9-6 BC. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed head of Obodas II to right / Veiled head of queen to right. Cf. CN 74; cf. Al-Qatanani 63. 1.48gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Indo-Greek, Unertain Ruler AE Square Unit. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Uncertain figure standing facing, holding spear(?), inscription to right / Uncertain design. 2.53gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
