LOT 3139
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel. Circa 4th century BC.
Phoenician galley to left / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letter between; all within incuse square. Cf. HGC 10, 240 (Sakton II). Near Very Fine.(0.63gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3139
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AE 25mm. Circa 30-9 BC. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru to right / Crossed cornucopiae; inscription in Aramaic around. Cf. CN 38a or 42a; cf. Barkay, King 19A or 23A; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 26. 10.44gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
South Arabia. Himyar AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. Cf. SNG ANS 1602-1609. 0.64gr, 11mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Ex property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Judaea. Herodians, Herod III Antipas AE Unit. Dated RY 33 (AD 29/30). Tiberias mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
HPധΔΟΥ TETPAPXOY, palm branch; L ΛΓ (date) across fields / TIBEPIAC in two lines within wreath. RPC I, 4922; Meshorer 5. 11.28gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
