LOT 2697
Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 437-410 BC.
ΘY on flat surface / Dolphin. Anokhin 180; HGC 3, 1879. Very Fine.(1.53gr, 22mm x 10mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s.
From a private German collection.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2015.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
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Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; 'la' in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monograms flanking. Senior 98.300T. 9.72gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Well-centred.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Syllaios, Usurper AE 14mm. Circa 9-6 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Petra mint. Diademed head to right; [..]-ḥēth in Aramaic across fields. / Crossed cornucopiae; long torch between; shin-[...] in Aramaic across fields. Cf. CN 83 (letters at left on reverse); Meshorer, Nabataea -. 2.92gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 19mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 4.96gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
