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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Kingdom of Persis. Mancihr (Manuchtir) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / Diademed bust to left. K&M 5/12; Alram 637. 1.64gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE Quarter Unit. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Petra mint. Struck circa AD 1/2. Laureate head to right / Quarter (in Nabataean, mark of value) within wreath. CN 134c; Meshorer, Nabataea 82. 2.42gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres)(?) AR Obol. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed and draped bust to left / Vahšīr standing to right before altar(?), holding sceptre. Cf. Alram 584. 0.56gr, 9mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
