Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 362

Price realized: 500 USD   (Approx. 458 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Aretas IV. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Quarter Sela' (10.5mm, 0.79 g, 6h). Petra mint. Undated, but attributed to years 2–24. Laureate head right / Nabataean Ḥ within laurel wreath. CN 148; Barkay, New 10; Al-Qatanani 122 t1; Meshorer, Nabataea –. Light roughness. VF. Extremely rare.


Estimate: 750 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 363

Price realized: 1,300 USD   (Approx. 1,191 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Aretas IV. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Quarter Sela' (11mm, 1.16 g, 12h). Petra mint. Undated, but attributed to years 2–24. Laureate head right; Nabataean Ḥ to right / Nabataean Ḥ within laurel wreath. CN 148 var. (no letter on obv.); Barkay, New 10 var. (same); Al-Qatanani 122 (same dies); Meshorer, Nabataea –. Find patina, a few minor scratches. EF. Extremely rare.


Estimate: 750 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561Auction date: 1 May 2024
Lot number: 283

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Aretas IV. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (14.5mm, 1.78 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa 8/7 BC–AD 15/6. Laureate head right / Uncertain bell-shaped object with five fringes. CN 149; Meshorer, Nabataea 87; Al-Qatanani 188. Dark brown patina, smoothing. VF.


Estimate: 150 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560Auction date: 17 April 2024
Lot number: 253

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Aretas IV. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (13.5mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa 8/7 BC–AD 15/6. Laureate head right / Uncertain bell-shaped object with five fringes. CN 149; Meshorer, Nabataea 87. Earthen dark green patina, some roughness. Near VF.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 359

Price realized: 3,625 USD   (Approx. 3,320 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Sela' – "Drachm" (18mm, 4.50 g, 11h). Petra mint. Dated RY 16 (15/4 BC). Laureate head of Obodas right / 'BDT MLKA (in Nabataean = Obodas King), veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Hagaru left; ŠNT 16 (in Nabataean = year 16 [date]) to left. Barkay, King 37 (same dies as illustration); CN 56; Al-Qatanani 42 t1; Meshorer, Nabataea, –; DCA 967 var. (unlisted date). Light porosity, minor double strike. Good VF. Nice portraits and a clear date.


Estimate: 1500 USD

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 193

Price realized: 850 CHF   (Approx. 966 USD / 897 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu, 9 BC-AD 40. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 4.69 g, 1 h), Petra, year 1 = 9/8 BC. 'ḥrtt mlk nbtw ('Aretas, King of the Nabataeans' in Nabataean) Laureate and draped bust of Aretas IV to right. Rev. snt 1 ('Year 1' in Nabataean) Jugate and draped busts of Aretas IV, laureate, and Huldu, wearing stephane and Isis headdress, to right. Al-Qatanani t12 (this coin). Barkay 87. Meshorer -. Extremely rare first year issue. Some flan faults and the obverse struck a bit off center, otherwise, good very fine.


From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from J. P. Fontanille on 5 December 2013.

Starting price: 200 CHF