LOT 2684
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 11mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Petra mint; struck circa 8/7 BC - AD 15/6. Aramaic letter hēth within laurel wreath / Eagle to left with wings closed; Aramaic letter ḥēth behind. CN 156; Schmitt-Korte II, 64. Very Fine.(1.14gr, 11mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat, AE 19mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H] - F in Nabataean across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Nabataean between and below. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.75gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 22. 5.46gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine. Seemingly light tooling.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AE 21mm. Circa 30-9 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Petra mint. Dated RY 7(?) (24/3 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts to right / Eagle with closed wings standing to left; legend in Aramaic around; [O(?)]-Π in fields. Cf. CN 41; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 27 (Obodas III). 7.09gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 262.
