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LOT 3303
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 18mm. Circa 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Petra(?) mint.
Imitating the 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. CN 2; HGC 10, 671. Near Very Fine.(3.75gr, 18mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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