LOT 2677
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat, AE 19mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H] - F in Nabataean across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Nabataean between and below. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. Very Fine.(3.75gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Twenty-Three [23] Ancient AE Coins. Circa 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Various types. 139gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 2.44gr, 33mm x 11mm.
Good Very Fine.
From a private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. From Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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. -
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol. 384-361/0 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) to right / Helmetted male head (Ares?) to right; 'trkmw' in Aramaic before. Casabonne Series 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; Mildenberg, Kleingeld 18; SNG BnF 278-81. 0.63gr, 10mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
