Details
LOT 2799
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 24mm. Circa 59/8-30 BC.
Petra mint. Dated RY 28 (32/1 BC). Diademed head to right / Filleted cornucopia; 'Malichus the king. King of the Nabataeans' in Aramaic around; 'Year 28' across field. CN 17; Meshorer, Nabataea 18; HGC 10, 683. Good Fine.(11.52gr, 24mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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