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LOT 3324

Nabataea, Uncertain King PB Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.

Head of Zeus-Haddad (or Dushara) to right / Bull butting to left; above, ADR in Nabataean. O. Hoover: A Reassessment of Nabataean Lead Coinage in Light of New Discoveries, in NC 166 (2006), L57. Condition as seen.(1.39gr, 12mm, 2h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3324

Nabataea, Uncertain King PB Unit.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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