LOT 2879
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai. Circa 51-30 BC.
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust to right / BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ [KΛEOΠATΡAΣ], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1871; SNG Copenhagen 419-21. Near Very Fine. Heavily tooled and smoothed.(12.42gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2879
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 15mm. Circa 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Petra mint; struck circa 8/7 BC-AD 15/6. Laureate head to right / Crossed cornucopiae; Aramaic letter ḥēth in between. Meshorer, Nabataea 70; CN 96. 1.39gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.58gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Arados AR Tetradrachm. Circa 138/7-44/3 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Dated CY 183 (77/6 BC). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right / ΑΡΑΔΙΩΝ, Nike advancing to left, holding aphlaston and palm; ΓΠP (date), Phoenician letter 'Q', and MΣ to left; all within wreath. Duyrat 3668-78; DCA 772; HGC 10, 72. 15.17gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 327, 28 May 2014, lot 796.
