Details
LOT 3316
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 19mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 112. Very Fine.(4.21gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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