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LOT 3181
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 14mm. Dated RY 27(?) (33/2 BC). Petra mint.
Diademed head to right / Palm of hand; ["Malichos the king. King of the Nabataeans''] around, [''Year 27''(?) (date)] in Aramaic across field. Cf. CN 14b; HGC 10, 685. Fine.(2.22gr, 14mm, 10h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3181
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 14mm.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$107 - 134 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£44 (EUR 51; USD 60) +BP*
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