LOT 3141
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain king AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 435-425 BC.
Phoenician galley under sail to left; waves below / Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance to right, drawing bow, within incuse square. E&E-S Group II.4; HGC 10, 217. Near Very Fine.(0.79gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Huldu AR Sela'-Drachm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Aretas to right / Jugate busts right of Aretas, laureate, and Huldu, diademed, draped, and wearing Isis crown; [date to left]. Cf. CN 87 and 125 for type. 3.97gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Illyria, Dyrrhachion AR Drachm. Circa 275-270 BC. Reduced Korkyraian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Pegasus flying right; Δ below. HGC 3.1, 36; SNG Lockett 2224. 2.30gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Well toned.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
BACIΛЄധC AΓPIΠA, canopy / Three ears of corn; L Ϛ (date) across fields. RPC I, 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 2.64gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
