LOT 2806
Nabataea, Syllaios, Usurper AE 14mm. Circa 9-6 BC.
Petra mint. Diademed head to right; [..]-ḥēth in Aramaic across fields. / Crossed cornucopiae; long torch between; shin-[...] in Aramaic across fields. Cf. CN 83 (letters at left on reverse); Meshorer, Nabataea -. Very Fine. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished.(2.92gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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. -
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Drachm. 30-9 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £65
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. 4.19gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 17mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.83gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
