LOT 2995
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE Quarter Unit. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Petra mint. Struck circa AD 1/2. Laureate head to right / Quarter (in Nabataean, mark of value) within wreath. CN 134c; Meshorer, Nabataea 82. Very Fine.(2.42gr, 14mm, 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
AM (Āmul) mint. Dated RY 35 (AD 626). Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbons on shoulders, crescent to right; 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. 4.01gr, 31mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex property of a South West London gentleman. -
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Pontos, Amisos AE 22mm. Circa 95-90 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head of Zeus to right / AMIΣΟΥ, eagle standing to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; monogram to left. Malloy 14b; HGC 7, 245. 7.16gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap and decorated with crescent / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/5; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 9-12; Alram 565. 1.87gr, 12mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
