NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. Æ (23.5mm, 7.89 g, 11h). Petra mint. Dated RY 6 or 7 (25/4 or 24/3 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts right of Obodas and Hagaru / Crossed cornucopias; [date in legend to right]. Cf. CN 38a or 42a; cf. Barkay, King 19A or 23A; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 26. Earthen dark brown patina, off center, slight roughness, flan preparation marks. Fine.
NABATAEA. Syllaios. Usurper, circa 9-6 BC. Æ (13.5mm, 2.93 g, 12h). Petra mint. Diademed head right / Crossed cornucopias; long torch between. CN 83; Meshorer, Nabataea –. Earthen dark green-brown patina, a little off center. Fine.
NABATAEA. Syllaios. Usurper, circa 9-6 BC. Æ (14mm, 2.01 g, 12h). Petra mint. Diademed head right / Crossed cornucopias. CN 78; Meshorer, Nabataea 116 (Aretas IV). Earthen dark green patina, a little off center on reverse. VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. PB Tessera or Token (12.5mm, 1.89 g, 1h). Petra mint. Struck circa 9/8–6/5 BC. Laureate head right / Bull butting right. CN Category II, Group J, fig. 11.9. Earthen tan surfaces, some roughness, small edge chip. Fine. Rare.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (16.5mm, 4.51 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 2 (8/7 BC). Laureate and draped bust of Aretas right / Veiled and draped bust of Huldu right; date to left. CN 102; Meshorer, Nabataea 51; DCA 973. Deeply toned, area of weak strike, a little off center. Good VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (16.5mm, 4.08 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 14 (AD 5/6). Laureate and draped bust of Aretas right / Veiled and draped bust of Huldu right, wearing Isis crown; date at end of legend to left (final numeral off flan). CN 139a (same rev. die as illustration); Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 973. Area of weak strike. VF. Well centered.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (15mm, 4.19 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 17 (AD 8/9). Laureate and draped bust of Aretas right / Veiled and draped bust of Huldu right; date at end of legend to left. CN 144; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 973. Earthen find patina. VF. Clear date.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (14mm, 4.18 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 42 (AD 33/4). Laureate and draped bust of Aretas right / Jugate busts of Aretas and Huldu right; date in legend to left. CN 179; Meshorer, Nabataea, Sup. 8; DCA 973. Toned, compact flan, area of weak strike. VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Shuqailat I. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (17.5mm, 4.36 g, 11h). Petra mint. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Jugate draped busts right of Aretas, laureate, and Shuqailat, wearing Isis crown; [letters above?] / Crossed cornucopias. Cf. CN 186 and 188; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 112 and 114. Earthen dark green-brown patina, a little off center on obverse, pit on reverse. VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Shuqailat I. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (20mm, 4.12 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Jugate draped busts right of Aretas, laureate, and Shuqailat, wearing Isis crown; letters above / Crossed cornucopias. CN 188; Meshorer, Nabataea 112. Earthen dark green patina, flan preparation marks. Good VF.
NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Shuqailat I. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (16mm, 4.24 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Jugate draped busts right of Aretas, laureate, and Shuqailat, wearing Isis crown; letters above, X to left / Crossed cornucopias. CN 188b; Meshorer, Nabataea –. Earthen dark green-brown patina, flan preparation marks. Fine. Very rare with X on obverse.
NABATAEA. Malichos II, with Shuqailat II. AD 40-70. Æ (14mm, 2.47 g, 12h). Petra mint. Jugate draped busts right of Aretas, laureate, and Shuqailat, wearing Isis crown; [letters above?] / Crossed cornucopias. CN 212; Meshorer, Nabataea 140A. Earthen dark green-brown patina, compact flan, cleaning scratches on reverse. VF.
NABATAEA. Rabbel II, with Gamilat. AD 70/1-105/6. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (15mm, 3.43 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. Compact flan, deposits, faint cleaning scratches. Good VF.
NABATAEA. Rabbel II, with Gamilat. AD 70/1-105/6. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (13mm, 3.44 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. Earthen find patina, compact flan. Near VF.
ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. AR "Drachm" (13.5mm, 2.32 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 E-527, lot 145 (same rev. die); 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. Copper oxide deposits, slight roughness, light scratch and weakly struck on obverse. Near VF.
ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. AR "Drachm" (13mm, 2.15 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 E-527, lot 145 (same rev. die); 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. Edge chip, rough and porous surfaces. Fine.
ARABIA, Eastern. Mleiha. Uncertain. 1st century BC – 2nd century AD. Æ Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.57 g, 11h). Imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, pellet on cheek / Male figure seated left, holding forepart of horse and scepter; palm tree and trident in left field. Van Alfen, Die, NS 11.1, 238 (O1/R4); Huth –; Potts Class XLVII. Dark brown patina, light deposits. VF.
ARABIA, Eastern. Mleiha. Uncertain. 1st century BC – 2nd century AD. Æ Tetradrachm (22mm, 15.91 g, 12h). Imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, pellet on cheek / Male figure seated left, holding forepart of horse and scepter; palm tree and trident in left field. Van Alfen, Die, NS 11.1, 247–247a var. (O5/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Huth –; Potts Class XLVII. Dark brown patina, light deposits. VF.
ARABIA, Southern. Himyar. 'Amdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ. Circa AD 100-120. AR Unit (14.5mm, 1.64 g, 4h). With name 'Amdān Bayān. Raydan mint. Head right within linear circle open at top / Small head right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'scepter' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 430–1; SNG ANS 1582–94. Toned, trace deposits, light cleaning scratches. VF. From the S & S Collection. Lot includes a Joel L. Malter ticket marked lot 22.
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (16mm, 5.43 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XII); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Sunrise 25. Toned, granular surfaces, scratches. VF.