ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.32 g, 6h). Struck AD 112. Near VF.Electronic Auction 556 Roman Provincial, Silver Sold For $ 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.32 g, 6h). Struck AD 112. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Arabia standing left, holding branch in left hand and bundle of cinnamon sticks in right; behind, camel standing left. RPC III 4073 (Arabian mint); Metcalf, Caesarea 15; Sydenham, Caesarea 184. Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, porosity. Near VF. |