LOT 3204
Nabataea, Rabbell II, with Shaqilat AE 16mm. AD 70-106. Petra mint.
Jugate busts to right of Rabbel II and Shaqilat / Inscription in two lines in Nabataean within filleted crossed double cornucopiae. Near Very Fine.(2.80gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3204
Nabataea, Rabbell II, with Shaqilat AE 16mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 184 (129/8 BC). Tyre mint. Phoenician standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗMΗΤΡΙΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder, to left, [I]EPA above club surmounted by Tyre monogram, to right, AΣY above ΔΠP (date), monogram between legs. SC 2195.2c; HGC 9, 1122; DCA2 170. 12.51gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Cleaned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Dodekanese Islands, Astypalaia AE 14mm. Circa 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Head of Perseus to right, wearing Phrygian cap / A-C, warrior (Perseus?) advancing to right, holding harpa(?) and shield. Unpublished type. 2.59gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Unpublished and possibly unique.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
A new unrecorded type of the coinage of Astypalaia. Similar tiny bronze coins of Aspendos bear also A-C legend and depict an upright figure. However, the fact that this figure is not a slinger but a warrior and the resemblance of the head to that of Perseus of Astypalaian bronzes (cf. HGC 6, 1279), make us therefore attribute this coin to this island. Ιt is uncertain who exactly the figure represents, since several gods were worshipped on the island, as we learn from inscriptions that the ancient city contained many temples. -
Phoenicia, Marathos AE 20mm. Dated CY 91 (169/8 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Laureate and draped bust of Ptolemy VI as Hermes to right, with kerykeion over shoulder / Marathos standing slightly to left, holding aphlaston; date (in Phoenician) to left, 'Amrit' in Phoenician to right; Phoenician 'nun' to inner left, 'beth' to lower right. Duyrat, Ateliers 2664–5; HGC 10, 194; DCA 832. 6.93gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 228. From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
