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 Extremely rare and apparently unpublished.(2.92gr, 14mm, 12h.).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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Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £139
Various types. 44.89gr total.
Condition as seen.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Caria, Iasos AE 20mm. Circa 200-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Jugate heads of Apollo, laureate, and Artemis to right / Hermias swimming with dolphin to right; IAΣΕΩΝ. Cf. HN Online 277 (temporary). 8,48gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 17mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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; cf. SNG ANS 1438-43; cf. Sofaer 67-9. 3.76gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
