LOT 3408
North Africa, Carthage AR Quarter Shekel. Second Punic War issue, circa 213-211 BC. Akragas mint under Punic occupation.
Male head to right (Triptolemos?), wearing wreath of grain ears / Horse leaping to right, Punic ḤT below. Burnett, The Enna Hoard, SNR 62, 148-149; SNG Copenhagen 380. Near Extremely Fine. Deep old cabinet tone.(1.99gr, 14mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from Praefectus Coins (J.P. Anderson).
Ex Spink, Auction 22108, 25 August 2022, lot 3098.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Aretas, in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hilt of sword; palm frond to left, Aramaic monogram to right / “Shaqilat” in Aramaic in three lines to right, Shaqilat, veiled, standing facing, head to left, raising right hand; wreath to left. Meshorer, Nabataea 97; Schmitt-Korte II 66. 1.98gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Partially double struck.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Obol. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Diademed and draped bust to left / Vahšīr standing to right before altar, holding sceptre. K&M -; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 135-8; Alram 584; Sunrise -. 0.69gr, 10mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with crescent and two row of pellets / Dārēv (Darios) standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. K&M 4/6a-c; Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 1b, 31-35; Alram 566; Sunrise 592. 0.62gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
