Details
LOT 2675
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AE 21mm. Circa 30-9 BC.
Petra mint. Dated RY 7(?) (24/3 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts to right / Eagle with closed wings standing to left; legend in Aramaic around; [O(?)]-Π in fields. Cf. CN 41; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 27 (Obodas III). Near Very Fine.(7.09gr, 21mm, 12h.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 262.
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