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LOT 2711
Nabataea, Aretas III AE 16mm. 84-71 BC. Damascus mint.
Diademed head of Aretas III to right / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΑΡΕ-ΤΟΥ, Nike in guise of Tyche standing to left, holding wreath with extended right hand and sceptre with left; [AP] to left. Al-Qatanani 19-20; Meshorer 8. Very Fine. Excessively rare issue; none of this type have come to market in the last twenty-five years.(4.33gr, 16mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 13mm. 198 BC or later. Uncertain Mint 61, in Southern Coele Syria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate head of Apollo to right / [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, horse trotting to right. SC 1094; CSE 438-9; HGC 9, 526. 3.02gr, 13mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Facing head of Medusa with tongue protruding and snakes as hair / Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right. Topalov, Apollonia p. 337, 7; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.34gr, 13mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 14mm. Dated RY 27(?) (33/2 BC). Petra mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Diademed head to right / Palm of hand; ["Malichos the king. King of the Nabataeans''] around, [''Year 27''(?) (date)] in Aramaic across field. Cf. CN 14b; HGC 10, 685. 2.22gr, 14mm, 10h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
