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LOT 2809
Nabataea, Aretas IV PB Tessera or Token. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Petra mint. Struck circa 9/8–6/5 BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right / Bull butting to left, legend(?) above. Cf. CN Category II, Group K, fig. 11.10; cf. Younis Al-Qatanani, Nabataean Coins, p. 141, 250, t1. Condition as seen.(1.96gr, 13mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Caria, Mylasa AR Tetartemorion. Circa 420-390 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Milesian standard. Forepart of lion to right, head, with open jaws, turned back / Male head (Apollo?) facing slightly to left. SNG Kayhan 837-8. 0.29gr, 6mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 24mm. Circa 59/8-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Petra mint. Dated RY 28 (32/1 BC). Diademed head to right / Filleted cornucopia; 'Malichus the king. King of the Nabataeans' in Aramaic around; 'Year 28' across field. CN 17; Meshorer, Nabataea 18; HGC 10, 683. 11.52gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 2.43gr, 31mm x 11mm.
Very Fine.
Acquired Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. From a private German collection. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2015.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
