LOT 3187
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 13mm. Struck circa 8/7 BC-AD 15/6. Petra mint.
Laureate head to right / Crossed cornucopiae; Aramaic letter in between. CN 150m; Meshorer, Nabataea 71. Very Fine.(1.64gr, 13mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Seleukid Empire, Alexander II Zabinas ΑΕ 21mm. Struck circa 125-122 BC. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Radiate and diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, double cornucopiae; A-Π flanking, club to lower left. SC 2237.1b; HGC 9, 1164. 8.79gr, 21mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Troas, possibly Kebren (as Antiochia) PB Trial Strike. First part of 3rd century BC.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Male bearded head to left / Head of ram to right; above, trident to right, A below. For a similar bronze emission cf. BMC 40. 11.53gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare Greek test strike.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
It has been suggested that such Greek lead test strikes were made by itinerant engravers in an effort to sell their services to cities that produced coins, much like modern coin patterns, which are made by artists to help officials visualise a coin before it is approved for production. -
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8 Group of Ten [10] Greek Caria Stratonikeia AE Units. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 62.44gr total, 18-21mm.
Condition as shown.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
