| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction 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 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction 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 2:
| 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 |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction 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 |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction 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:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 355 Price realized: 3,500 USD (Approx. 3,206 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, 6.85 g, 12h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 2 (29/8 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru right; Nabataean Ḥ to lower right / 'BDT MLK' MLK N[BṬW] (in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Na[bataeans]), eagle standing left; Nabataean S to lower left, Nabataean Ḥ to upper right, ŠNT TRTṢ (in Nabataean = year two [date]) across central field. Barkay, King –; CN 22; Al-Qatanani 30; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 962. Patches of find patina, areas of light porosity and roughness, slightly off center. Good VF. Extremely rare year 2 issue, only three examples published (one illustrated in both CN and Al-Qatanani, the other in DCA). Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
