LOT 2803
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Sela'-Drachm. Circa 30-9 BC.
Petra mint. Dated RY 11 (20/19 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru to right / 'BDT MLKA' in Nabataean to right, diademed and draped bust of Obodas to right; 'ŠNT' and date 11 in Nabataean to left. CN 50 var. (Nabataean Ḥ in field on reverse); Meshorer, Nabataea -; DCA2 1015. Very Fine. Struck with worn dies, large lamination on reverse.(4.57gr, 18mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 565, 3 July 2024, lot 255.
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LOT 2803
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Sela'-Drachm.
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Judaea, John Hyrcanus I AE Prutah. 135-104 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. A over "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" in paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6171; TJC A; Sofaer 6-29. 1.67gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Fully centred inscription. Rare in this condition.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Calabria, Tarentum AR Hemiobol. Circa 325-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Two crescents back-to-back; pellet above and below, T to left / Two crescents back-to-back; pellet and Π above, pellet below. Vlasto -; HN Italy -; HGC 1, -; unpublished with the combination of these letters. 0.26gr, 7mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Variant not found in the major references.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1992. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 20mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H-F?] in Aramaic across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.71gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
