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LOT 3028
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 19mm. Dated RY 10 (AD 1). Petra mint.
Laureate head to right / Eagle with closed wings standing to left; date at end of legend to right. Meshorer, Nabataean 80; Sofaer 53. Very Fine.(4.58gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Near Very Fine.
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
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Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.27gr, 15mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Campania, Neapolis AR Nomos. Circa 275-250 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Head of nymph to left, her hair in band; TAP behind neck, EYΞ below / Man-headed bull standing to right, head facing; above, Nike flying to right, crowning bull; EΠI below; ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙ[ΤΩΝ] in exergue. Sambon 484; HN Italy 586; Vlasto 1044; SNG ANS 382. 7.27gr, 21mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
