LOT 2990
Nabataea, Obodas II AE 23mm. Circa 30-9 BC.
Petra mint. Dated RY 4 (27/6 BC). Diademed and draped bust to right / Filleted cornucopia to right(?); 'Obodas the king, king of the Nabataeans' in Aramaic around, 'Year 4' across field. Cf. CN 31; Meshorer, Nabataea -; DCA -. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG e-541, 198).(9.33gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Group of Eight [8] Greek and Roman Coins. Circa 3rd century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Various types. 44.09gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Phrygia, Hierapolis AE 22mm. 2nd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Pseudo-autonomous issue. ZЄYC BΩZIOC, bare head of Zeus Bozios to right; c/m: female(?) bust to right within rectangular incuse / IЄPAΠΟΛЄΙΤ-Ω-Ν, Apollo holding reins in right hand and bipennis over left shoulder in left, riding horse to right. RPC III, 2358C; BMC Phrygia 42; SNG Copenhagen 429; SNG Munich 223. 5.79gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 591-628.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 36 (AD 627). Cuirassed bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings; stars flanking, ribbons on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl type II/3. 4.11gr, 32mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
