.jpg "Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 14mm.")
Details
LOT 2716
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 14mm. Circa 9 BC-AD 40. Petra mint.
Laureate head to right / Crossed cornucopiae; Aramaic letter and pellet in between. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 70; cf. CN 96. Good Fine.(2.42gr, 14mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Kingdom of Macedon. Time of Philip II to Antipater & Alexander V AE Unit. Circa 359-294 BC. Uncertain mint in Macedon. In the name and types of Philip II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Male head to right, wearing tainia / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horseback to right; spearhead below. SNG ANS 850-3; HGC 3, 882. 7.14gr, 18mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Islands off Attica, Aegina AR Stater. Circa 525-475 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Sea turtle, head in profile / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern. Cf. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIa-b; cf. Milbank pl. I, 11; cf. Asyut Group IV; HGC 6, 429. 10.52gr, 20mm.
Good Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Syracuse AE 21mm. Time of Hieron II, circa 275-265 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wreathed head of Kore to left; ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before, bucranium behind / Bull butting to left; club and M above, IE in exergue. CNS II, 191 (Ds18R1 / 1ff., combination of bucranium and M not listed); HGC 2, 1469. 6.11gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare variety.
Ex cgb.fr. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
