PHOENICIA, Arados. Uncertain king. Circa 400-384 BC. AR Third Shekel (15mm, 3.18 g, 4h). Laureate head of Ba'al-Arwad right, with frontal eye / Galley right, Pataikos on prow, above waves; MA (in Aramaic) above. E&E-A Group III.2.2; HGC 10, 40. Toned, porous, test cut. VF.
PHOENICIA, Arados. Uncertain king. Circa 370-346 BC. AR Shekel (18.5mm, 10.51 g, 3h). Laureate head of Ba'al-Arwad right / Galley right, Pataikos on prow, above waves; M A [...] (in Aramaic) above. E&E-A Group III.4.1 (uncertain subvariety); cf. HGC 10, 31–6. Lightly toned, a litttle off center, light graffiti on obverse. VF.
PHOENICIA, Arados. Uncertain king. Circa 420-400 BC. AR Third Shekel (14.5mm, 2.94 g, 6h). Laureate head of Ba'al-Arwad right, with frontal eye / Galley right above waves; M A (in Aramaic) above; dotted square above, linear semicircle below; all within shallow incuse. E&E-A Group III.1.2; HGC 10, 40. Toned, slight roughness on reverse. Good VF.
PHOENICIA, Sidon. Uncertain king. Circa 435-425 BC. Æ (9mm, 0.86 g, 12h). Phoenician galley under sail left; dotted circular border / Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right. Cf. E&E-S Group II, unlisted denomination; cf. HGC 10, 217 (silver sixteenth shekel). Dark brown patina with patches of green and orange. Near VF. Extremely rare.
JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. Æ Prutah (17mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Amphora / Vine leaf on branch with tendril. Meshorer 200; Hendin 6389. Earthen dark green surfaces, a little off center. Good Fine.
SOUTHERN LEVANT or THE EAST. Circa 454-333 BC. AR Tetartemorion (6.5mm, 0.25 g, 12h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left. Find patina. Fine. From the Joshua Lee Collection, purchased from Noble Numismatics.
NABATAEA. Anonymous. Late 3rd–early 2nd centuries BC. Æ (14.5mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Petra(?) mint. Helmeted head of Athena right, [serpent and crescent on helmet] / Nike standing left, holding wreath; to left, upward-facing crescent [above Λ]. CN 2; Barkay, Earliest, Group 2; HCG 10, 671. Dark green patina, trace earthen deposits, some cleaning scratches, off center on obverse. Near VF.
NABATAEA. Syllaios and Obodas II. Circa 9-6 BC. Æ (15mm, 3.28 g, 12h). Petra mint. Diademed head of Obodas right; O (in Nabataean) to left / Diademed head of Syllaios right; Š (in Nabataean) to left. Al-Qatanani 62 (this coin); otherwise, unpublished. Dark brown patina, spots of red and green, roughness. Fine. Unique.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Phasael. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (13.5mm, 1.81 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa 5/4 BC. Laureate head right / Double cornucopia; palm frond to left, Phaṣa (in Nabataean) below. CN 116a; Meshorer, Nabataea 61A. Earthdn green patina, off center, flan preparation marks. Near VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Phasael. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (14.5mm, 1.55 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa 5/4 BC. Laureate head right / Crossed cornucopias; Phaṣa (in Nabataean) below. CN 118a; Meshorer, Nabataea 64A. Earthen dark green patina, cleaning marks. Near VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ Quarter Unit (15.5mm, 2.71 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa AD 1/2. Laureate head right / Quarter (in Nabataean, mark of value) within wreath. CN 134c; Meshorer, Nabataea 82. Dark green patina, light earthen deposits, slightly off center, small countermark on reverse. Near VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Shuqailat I. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (18.5mm, 4.00 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Jugate draped busts right of Aretas, laureate, and Shuqailat, wearing Isis crown / Crossed cornucopias. CN 186; Meshorer, Nabataea 114. Earthen dark green patina, cleaning marks, slightly off center. VF.
NABATAEA. Rabbel II, with Gamilat. AD 70/1-105/6. AR Sela' – Drachm (14mm, 3.31 g, 12h). Petra mint. Uncertain date. Laureate and draped bust of Rabbel right; [date to left] / Veiled and draped bust of Gamilat right. Cf. CN 226–34; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 149–54. Lightly toned, trace deposits, overstruck on uncertain Nabataean issue. VF.
ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. AR "Drachm" (14mm, 2.69 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye; monogram (mark of value?) on cheek / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square . CNG 112, lot 351; CNG 109, lot 364; Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 7, lot 556; Savoca London Auction 1, lot 118; cf. Huth 39 for same style (idiosyncratic to this mint); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Trace deposits, struck with worn obverse die, slight roughness on reverse. Near VF. Very rare.
ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. AR "Drachm" (14mm, 2.55 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye; monogram (mark of value?) on cheek / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to lower left; all within incuse square . Cf. CNG 112, lot 351; cf. CNG 109, lot 364; cf Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 7, lot 556; cf. Huth 39 for similar style (idiosyncratic to this mint); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Slight granularity. Good Fine.
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Darios III. Circa 400-332 BC. AR Tetartemorion (5.5mm, 0.17 g, 6h). Kolophon(?) mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Helmeted head of Athena left. Corfù Type 1.1; Troxell & Kagan 12; Sunrise 94. Die break on obverse, struck with worn reverse die. VF.