LOT 3319
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 16mm. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Petra mint.
Aretas, in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding spear and sword; palm frond to left, het (in Nabataean) to upper right / Shaqilat, veiled, standing to left, raising hand; wreath to left. CN 187d; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 97. Near Very Fine.(2.54gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Group of Two [2] Greek AR Coins. 1st century BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Various types. 9.33gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sicily, Syracuse AR Drachm. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. Struck circa 344-339/8 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Corinthian standard. Pegasos flying to left / Laureate head of Arethusa to left; three dolphins around. SNG ANS 511; HGC 2, 1403. 2.21gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Toned. Rough surfaces.
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 late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 2.43gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
