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LOT 3181
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 14mm. Dated RY 27(?) (33/2 BC). Petra mint.
Diademed head to right / Palm of hand; ["Malichos the king. King of the Nabataeans''] around, [''Year 27''(?) (date)] in Aramaic across field. Cf. CN 14b; HGC 10, 685. Fine.(2.22gr, 14mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3181
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 14mm.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.70gr, 10mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Uncertain Greek AE 27mm. After circa 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Female veiled head to right / Big circular countermark containing tripod, TE(?) to right, bird to left. 13.92gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darius II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IIIb (early), style B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII). 5.54gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Countermarked.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
