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LOT 2718
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 11mm. Struck circa 8/7 BC-AD 15/6. Petra mint.
Aramaic letter hēth within laurel wreath / Eagle to left with wings closed; Aramaic letter ḥēth behind. CN 156; Schmitt-Korte II, 64. Near Very Fine.(1.09gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Classical Numismatic Group.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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Very Fine.
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Near Extremely Fine.
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Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
