LOT 2992
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. Very Fine.(1.85gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 591-628.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 36 (AD 627). Cuirassed bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings; stars flanking, ribbons on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl type II/3. 4.11gr, 32mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 17mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H F?] in Aramaic across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.80gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Five [5] Thrace, Byzantion AE Coins. Circa 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various varieties. 44.85gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
