Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551Auction date: 29 November 2023
Lot number: 139

Price realized: 100 USD   (Approx. 91 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Obodas II. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 5.78 g, 1h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint. Uncertain date, struck circa 30/29–21/0 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle standing left [on thunderbolt]; unclear date across field. HGC 10, 677; DCA 956. Toned, rough surfaces, scratches, off center on obverse. VF.


Estimate: 150 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126Auction date: 28 May 2024
Lot number: 347

Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Obodas II. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel (22mm, 6.79 g, 12h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 3 (28/7 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left; ŠNT TLT (in Nabataean = year three [date]) across central field. CN 24; Barkay, King 5; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA2 1011. Toned, some find patina, minor pitting, scratches, some die wear. VF. Struck on an unusually broad flan. Very rare.


Estimate: 1000 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551Auction date: 29 November 2023
Lot number: 140

Price realized: 120 USD   (Approx. 110 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Sela' – Drachm (16mm, 4.84 g, 1h). Petra mint. Uncertain date, struck circa 21/0-10/9 BC. Jugate diademed busts of Obodas and Hagaru, draped, right; Aramaic Ḥēth to left / Diademed bust of Obodas right; Aramaic Ḥēth to left; [date in legend to left]. Cf. CN 46b, 54, 58, 60, and 64–5 for type; DCA 971. Toned, off center, area of weak strike, some roughness, double struck on reverse. VF.


Estimate: 200 USD

Match 3:
Naville Numismatics Ltd. > Auction 86Auction date: 17 December 2023
Lot number: 197

Price realized: 36 GBP   (Approx. 46 USD / 42 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Kings of Nabathaea, Obodas II(?). Circa 30-9 BC Petra Half Shekel circa 30-9, AR 18.00 mm., 4.76 g.
Diademed head r. Rev. Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; unclear date across central field. Cf. CN 21 for similar style.

Toned, rough surfaces, crude strike. Fair.

Ex CNG e-sale 536, 2023, 168


Starting price: 25 GBP

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 557Auction date: 6 March 2024
Lot number: 129

Price realized: 325 USD   (Approx. 299 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. AR Didrachm (21.5mm, 6.32 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Dated year 116 of an uncertain era (147/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; P Iς (date) across field. Svoronos 1226; Olivier 3272–85 (obv. die D42); SNG Copenhagen 561; DCA 76. Lightly toned, traces of find patina, light cleaning scratches, delamination on obverse. Good VF.


Estimate: 200 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 356

Price realized: 550 USD   (Approx. 504 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 6.83 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 4 (27/6 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru right / 'BDT MLK' MLK NBṬW (in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Nabataeans), eagle standing left; Nabataean S to lower left, Nabataean Ḥ to upper right, ŠNT 'RB' (in Nabataean = year four [date]) across central field. Barkay, King 11; CN 30; Al-Qatanani 32 t2; Meshorer, Nabataea 20 corr. (date); DCA 962. A little off center, pitting. VF. Very rare.


Estimate: 750 USD