291, Lot: 144. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NABATAEA. Syllaios and Aretas IV. Circa 9-6 BC. Æ (13mm, 2.35 g, 12h). Petra mint. Struck circa 9-8 BC. Diademed head of Obodas III right;
shin behind / Crossed cornucopias; torch between,
shin and
ḥēth flanking. Meshorer,
Nabataea 42-43A var.; Scmitt-Korte 25-8 var.; Barkay & Hoover 36-7 var.; Huth –. VF, green patina with light earthen deposits. Unpublished with torch symbol?