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LOT 3191
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Huldu AR Sela'-Drachm. 9 BC-AD 40. Petra mint.
Laureate and draped bust of Aretas IV to right / Diademed, veiled and draped bust of Huldu to right. Cf. CN 143. Near Very Fine.(3.44gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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