Year 1 Aretas Drachm

444, Lot: 213. Estimate $200. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. 9 BC-AD 40. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 1 (9/8 BC). Laureate and draped bust of Aretas right / Veiled and draped bust of Huldu right; date to left. Meshorer, Nabataea 49; DCA 973. VF, lightly toned, weak strike in center, slightly off center on reverse. Clear date.