| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction 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 Unpublished.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 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 5331 Price realized: 150 USD (Approx. 138 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" (10mm, 4.28 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. CN 139a; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 973. Light roughness, slightly off center, scratch on reverse. Good VF. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 349 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (16.5mm, 4.37 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 7 (3/2 BC). Laureate head of Aretas right; Nabataean Ḥ to left / ḤRTT MLK NBṬW (in Nabataean = Aretas King of the Nabataeans), veiled and draped bust of Huldu left, wearing diadem with Isis crown; ŠNT 7 (in Nabataean = year 7 [date]) at end of legend to right. Unpublished, but cf. Triton XXVII, lot 361 for a similar type dated RY 6. Faintly toned, a little off center, area of weak strike. VF. Apparently unique. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 5330 Price realized: 100 USD (Approx. 92 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" (10.5mm, 4.68 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 5 (5/4 BC). Laureate and draped bust of Aretas right / Veiled and draped bust of Huldu right; date at end of legend to left. CN 109; Meshorer, Nabataea, Sup. 6; DCA 973. Lightly toned, light roughness, small area of weak strike. VF. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction 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 |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 558 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 451 Price realized: 425 USD (Approx. 391 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 23.89 g, 12h). Menelaeites Nome. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / MЄNЄ ΛAЄITHC, Harpocrates, with the lower part of his body in form of crocodile and wearing the skhent crown, standing left, raising finger to lips and holding cornucopia; to left, Egyptian altar; L H (date) in exergue. Köln 3435; Dattari (Savio) 11043 = RPC IV.4 Online 787.51 (this coin);K&G N31.8; Emmett 1819.8. Green and brown patina, roughness, a few pits, details enhanced. Near VF. Ex Nomos 24 (22 May 2022), lot 330; Naville 46 (27 January 2019), lot 334; Giovanni Datarri Collection, no. 11043; J. P. Righetti Collection, no. 329. The nome coinage is typically found in smaller denominations, obols and dichalkons, but this is one of the few series where the larger drachm is the predominant denomination. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
