Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 353

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Malichos I. Circa 59/8-30 BC. AR Quarter Shekel – "Drachm" (17mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 26 (35/4 BC). Diademed head right / MLKW MLK' MLK NB[ṬW] (in Nabataean = "Malichos the King, King of the Nabataeans"), eagle standing left; palm frond to left; L Kς (date) to right. CN 10; Hoover & Barkay 15 = Barkay, Silver 1; Al-Qatanani 22; Meshorer, Nabataea 12 var. (no palm frond); HGC 10, 679; DCA 957. Toned, scratches under tone. Good VF.


Estimate: 1500 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 361

Price realized: 3,500 USD   (Approx. 3,206 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (17mm, 4.34 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 6 (4/3 BC). Laureate head of Aretas right; Nabataean S to left, Nabataean Ḥ to right / ḤRTT MLK [NB]ṬW (in Nabataean = Aretas King of the [Naba]taeans), veiled and draped bust of Huldu left, wearing diadem with Isis crown; ŠNT 6 (in Nabataean = year 6 [date]) at end of legend to left. Unpublished. Flan cracks, roughness, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Apparently unique.


Estimate: 1000 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 354

Price realized: 2,000 USD   (Approx. 1,832 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Malichos I. Circa 59/8-30 BC. Quarter Shekel – "Drachm" (16mm, 3.47 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 28 (33/2 BC). Diademed head right; W[?] (in Nabataean) to left / MLKW MLK' MLK NBṬW (in Nabataean = Malichos the King, King of the Nabataeans), eagle standing left; Š[NT] and date (in Nabataean) across field. CN 16; Al-Qatanani –; Meshorer, Nabataea –; Schmitt-Korte II –; Hoover & Barkay 16 = Huth 46; cf. HGC 10, 682; cf. DCA 958 (didrachm). Lightly toned, minor roughness, light cleaning marks. Good VF. Very rare.


Estimate: 3000 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online SessionsAuction date: 17 January 2024
Lot number: 5328

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Malichos I. Circa 59/8-30 BC. Quarter Shekel – "Drachm" (10mm, 2.97 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 28 (33/2 BC). Diademed head right; W[?] (in Nabataean) to left / Eagle standing left; Š[NT] and date (in Nabataean) across field. CN 16; Meshorer, Nabataea –; cf. DCA 958 (didrachm). Rough surfaces, weakly struck on high points. Near VF. Very rare.


Estimate: 200 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online SessionsAuction date: 17 January 2024
Lot number: 5327

Price realized: 475 USD   (Approx. 436 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Malichos I. Circa 59/8-30 BC. Æ (17mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 27 (33/2 BC). Diademed head right / Palm of hand; "Y[ear] 27" (date, in Nabataean) across field. CN 14; Meshorer, Nabataea 17; DCA 966. Earthen dark green patina. VF. Exceptional for issue.


Estimate: 300 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560Auction date: 17 April 2024
Lot number: 252

Price realized: 130 USD   (Approx. 122 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Malichos I. Circa 59/8-30 BC. Æ (25mm, 8.62 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 27 (33/2 BC). Diademed head right / Filleted cornucopia; date across field. CN 13; Meshorer, Nabataea 14; DCA2 1007. Earthen dark green patina, some weakness to strike. VF.


Estimate: 150 USD