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LOT 2726
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 14mm. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Petra mint.
Aretas, in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding spear and sword; palm frond to left, [het (in Nabataean) to upper right] / Shaqilat, veiled, standing to left, raising hand; wreath to left. CN 187d; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 97. Near Very Fine.(2.70gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 14mm. Circa 9 BC-AD 40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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