LOT 2747
Seleukis and Pieria, Chalkis ad Libanon AE 20mm. 1st century BC.
Under Ptolemy, son of Mennaios (84-40 BC). Draped bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; uncertain countermark to left / The Dioskouroi standing facing one another, each holding spear; around, four monograms. Herman 9; HGC 9, 1445. Near Very Fine.(3.88gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2747
Seleukis and Pieria, Chalkis ad Libanon AE 20mm.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Diobol. 246-222 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Tyre mint. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with wings closed standing to left on thunderbolt; club to left. CPE B467; Svoronos 707; SNG Copenhagen -. 21.14gr, 30mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Malichos I AE Dichalkon. 60-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Petra mint. Dated RY 27 or 28 (34/3 or 33/2 BC). Diademed head to right / Eagle standing to left; date across field. Cf. CN 13 and 18; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 15; DCA 959; HGC 10, 684. 5.24gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 18mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Petra mint. Dated RY 6 (4/3 BC). Laureate head to right; Aramaic ḥēth and semkath flanking neck / Huldu standing to left, raising her right hand; date to right, Aramaic semkath and ḥēth across fields. Meshorer, Nabataea 66; DCA 977. 3.98gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
