301, Lot: 88. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NABATAEA. Aretas IV. 9 BC-AD 40. Æ (19mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 3 (7/6 BC). Diademed head of Aretas right; Aramaic
ḥēth-semkath across field / Woman (Huldu?) standing facing, head left, raising hand; Aramaic
semkath-ḥēth across field. Meshorer,
Nabataea –; Hoover & Barkay 49; DCA 977 (unrecorded date). VF, dark green patina with light earthen deposits. Very rare dated regnal year 3.