LOT 2682
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 15mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Petra mint; struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Laureate head to right; Aramaic letter ḥēth to right / 'Aretas' in Aramaic within wreath. Meshorer, Nabataea 115; CN 189. Near Very Fine.(2.15gr, 15mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Sicily, Syracuse AV 25 Litrai or Sixth Stater. Time of Agathokles, 317-289 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Struck circa 295-289 BC. Head of Persephone to left, wearing wreath of grain ears / Bull walking to left, ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ around. Bérend, l’or pl. 9, 14; SNG ANS 707; SNG Lloyd 1475; SNG Copenhagen 752; HGC 2, 1288. 1.41gr, 10mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction 3, 31 March 2012, lot 87. -
Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Drachm. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Imitating Athens. Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig and 'ayin to left; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal V.10D; Fischer-Bossert, Notes 13. 2.83gr, 14mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 544, 16 August 2023, lot 193. -
Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th - 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Various types. 44.85gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
