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LOT 3302
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 16mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC. Petra(?) mint.
Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Helmetted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; [crescent above Λ(?)] in left field. Cf. CN 2; HGC 10, 671. Near Very Fine.(3.54gr, 16mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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