LOT 2961
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 13mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Petra mint; struck circa 9/8 BC. Laureate head to right / Two cornucopiae; palm frond to right, ḥēth to left. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 63A. Near Very Fine.(2.41gr, 13mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 542, 19 July 2023, lot 195;
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Time of Alexander III - Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Circa 324-320 BC.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Tyre mint. Uncertain RY of 'Ozmilk. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; -|O (Phoenician 'K = 'Ozmilk [king of Tyre]) and uncertain date in Phoenician in left field. Cf. Price 3279 (Ake; RY 30). 16.93gr, 27mm, 12h
Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates III AR Drachm. Circa 87-79 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rhagai mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with eight-rayed star / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow. Sellwood 31.6 (Orodes I); Shore 123 (Orodes I); Sunrise -. 4.07gr, 19mm, 12h
Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III 'the Great' AE 20mm. 222-187 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Uncertain mint 62 in Southern Coele-Syria. Struck circa 198-187 BC. Helmeted head of Athena to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟ[ΧΟΥ], Nike standing to left, holding wreath with extended right hand and palm frond with left; anchor above monogram to inner left. Cf. SC 1095.4; HGC 9, 492. 8.20gr, 20mm, 1h
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Reeman Dansie, Colchester; Acquired at an UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included.
