LOT 3185
Nabataea, Syllaios, with Aretas IV AR Quarter Sela'-Drachm. 9-6 BC. Petra mint.
Diademed head of Obodas III to right; [Aramaic letter before] / Aramaic 'shin' (Syllaios) and 'het' (Aretas) within wreath. Cf. Barkay, Usurper 4; cf. Huth 60; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea Sup 4. Near Very Fine. Obverse off-centre.(1.05gr, 112mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3185
Nabataea, Syllaios, with Aretas IV AR Quarter Sela'-Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Greek King of Baktria, Eukratides I AR Obol. c.175-170 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Diademed and draped bust right, wearing horned Boiotian helmet, within bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ – EΥKΡATIΔOY, caps of the Dioskouroi; monogram AN below. MIG 181a; HGC 12, 139. 0.62gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Phrygia, Eumeneia AE 22mm. Circa after 133 BC. Uncertain magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmeted head of Athena to right / EYME-NEΩN, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm branch. Cf. BMC 7-8 (Diophan-, magistrate). 7.16gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Diobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Forepart of boar to left with short mane; to right, tunny fish / Head of roaring lion to left within incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe II 9. 1.19gr, 10mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Cleaned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
