LOT 2804
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Drachm. 30-9 BC.
Petra mint. Dated RY 18 (13/2 BC). Diademed and draped bust of Obodas to right; 'Obodas, king of the Nabataeans. Year 18' in Aramaic around; hēth behind / Jugate draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru to right; hēth behind. Meshorer, Nabataea 34; Huth -; DCA 965. Very Fine. Rare.(4.19gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2804
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Drachm.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
Raydan mint. Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.4i; Huth 441; SNG ANS 1595. 1.03gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Half Unit. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of male to right, wearing tainia / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, horse prancing to right; HP monogram below. Price 369. 4.68gr, 17mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 12, 1 November 2014, lot 847. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; 'la' in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monograms flanking. Senior 98.300T. 9.72gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Well-centred.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
