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LOT 2721
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 17mm. AD 17-40. Petra mint.
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; legend above / Crossed cornucopiae; legend between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 112. Near Very Fine.(3.65gr, 17mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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