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Details
LOT 2710
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 20mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC. Petra(?) mint. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon.
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Λ in left field. HGC 10, 671. Very Fine.(5.91gr, 20mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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