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LOT 2674
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AE Serrate. Struck circa 175-173/2 BC. Ptolemais (Ake) mint.
Veiled and diademed bust of Laodike IV to right; monogram of AB behind / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY, elephant's head to left; prow below, M in left field. SC 1477.1f; HGC 9, 686. Very Fine.(4.34gr, 17mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 17mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.88gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 14mm. Circa 9 BC-AD 40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head to right; Aramaic letter (?) before / Crossed cornucopiae; Aramaic letters in between. Cf. CN 150d. 2.05gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late). Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.52gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
