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LOT 2679

Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Phasael. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.

Petra mint; struck circa 5/4 BC. Laureate head to right / Double cornucopiae to right; palm frond to left, ḥēth in Aramaic above; Phaṣa in Aramaic to lower right. CN 116a; Meshorer, Nabataea 61A. Very Fine.(2.49gr, 14mm, 1h.). [No Reserve]

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Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2679

Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Phasael.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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