399, Lot: 248. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NABATAEA. Aretas IV. 9 BC-AD 40. Æ Dichalkon (19.5mm, 5.70 g, 1h). Petra mint. Dated RY 10[?] (AD 1/2). Laureate head right / Eagle standing left; date (in Aramaic) to upper right. Meshorer,
Nabataea 80; DCA 980. Fine, rough green and brown surfaces, off center on reverse.
The date may actually be RY 11, as the off centering of the reverse could be obscuring the second digit.