LOT 3012
Nabataea, Rabbel II, with Gamilat AR Sela'-Drachm. AD 70/1-105/6.
Petra mint. Uncertain date, but circa RY 17-22 (AD 86/7-91/2). Laureate head of Rabbel to right; [date in legend behind] / Veiled and draped bust of Gamilat to right. Cf. CN 230-4; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 151-4; DCA2 1052. Near Very Fine.(3.27gr, 13mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 531, 25 January 2023, lot 367.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 257.
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