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LOT 3195
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat(?) AR Sela'-Drachm. Struck circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Petra mint.
Long-haired, moustached, laureate and draped bust of Aretas IV to right; inscription in Nabataean around / Jugate draped busts to right of Aretas IV and Shaqilat(?), veiled; inscription in Nabataean around. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataean 100-110. Near Very Fine. Obverse slightly off-centre.(3.85gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3195
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat(?) AR Sela'-Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Contemporary imitation(?)
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Cf. HGC 4, 1597. 15.44gr, 24mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Diobol. Mid-late 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Facing gorgoneion / Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right. Topalov, Apollonia 56; SNG BM Black Sea 167. 1.12gr, 12mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 14mm. Attributed to years 2-24 (8/7 BC-AD 15/16). Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to right; [letter] to right / Bell shaped object with five fringes; ['Hagra'] in Aramaic below. Meshorer, Nabataea 87; CN, Type 149a. 1.78gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
