LOT 3201
Nabataea, Rabbel II, with Shaqilat AR Sela'-Drachm. AD 70-106. Petra mint.
Laureate and draped bust of Rabbel II to right; inscription in Aramaic around / Veiled and draped bust of Shaqilat to right; inscription in Aramaic around. Cf. CN 218; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea, 144. Good Very Fine.(2.45gr, 16mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. Circa 104-79 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £60
'Yehonatan the King' in Paleo-Hebrew around lily / B[ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛ]ΕΞAΔPOY around inner circle containing anchor. TJC N; Sofaer 214-9; Hendin GBC 6, 6184; Hendin GBC 5, 1148. 2.75gr, 14mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Rabbel II, with Gamilat AE 16mm. Struck circa AD 88/9-106/6. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jugate laureate and draped busts of Rabbel and Gamilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. CN 235; Meshorer, Nabataea 163. 2.28gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
South Arabia. Himyar AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. Cf. SNG ANS 1602-1609. 0.64gr, 11mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Ex property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
