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LOT 2811

Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 15mm. Circa 9 BC-AD 40.

Petra mint; struck circa 8/7 BC-AD 15/6. Laureate head to right / Crossed cornucopiae; Aramaic letter ḥēth in between. Meshorer, Nabataea 70; CN 96. Very Fine.(1.39gr, 15mm, 12h.).

Provenance

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

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LOT 2811

Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 15mm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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