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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Troas, Ilion AR Tetradrachm. Circa 185-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
ΑΠΗΜΑΝΤΟΣ (Apemantos), president of the agonothetai. Head of Athena to right, wearing laureate and triple-crested Attic helmet / AΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, The Palladion: Athena Ilias standing to right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff in left hand, filleted spear over right shoulder; to right, owl standing to right, head facing; monogram of ΔΗΜΗΤΡIOY to inner left; ΑΠΗΜΑΝΤΟΥ in exergue. Ellis-Evans dies O8/R- (unlisted monogram and reverse die); Bellinger T43-4 var. (same obverse die as illustration; different monogram). 14.97gr, 37mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare with this monogram.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 2.44gr, 33mm x 11mm.
Good Very Fine.
From a private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. From Westminster collection, central London, UK.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a "tree" attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually. -
![Group of Seventeen [17] Mixed Ancient Greek Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/224525-s.jpg)
Group of Seventeen [17] Mixed Ancient Greek Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various types. 54gr total.
Near Fine to Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
