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LOT 2988

Nabataea, Anonymous AE 12mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.

Petra(?) mint. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Stylised helmetted head of Athena to right / Stylised Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; [crescent above Λ(?)] in left field. Cf. CN 2; HGC 10, 671. Near Very Fine.(2.60gr, 12mm, 11h.).

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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 2988

Nabataea, Anonymous AE 12mm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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