Details
LOT 3307
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Drachm. Dated RY 18 (13/2 BC). Petra mint.
Diademed and draped bust of Obodas to right; 'Obodas, king of the Nabataeans. Year 18' in Aramaic around; hēth behind / Jugate draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru to right; hēth behind. Meshorer, Nabataea 34; Huth -; DCA 965. Very Fine. Rare.(4.19gr, 18mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3307
Nabataea, Obodas II, with Hagaru I AR Drachm.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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