NABATAEA. Obodas II. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Sela’ (18.5mm, 4.81 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 10 (21/0 BC).

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Lot: 500. Estimated: $ 5 000

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Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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NABATAEA. Obodas II. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Sela’ (18.5mm, 4.81 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 10 (21/0 BC). Head of Zeus-Dushara right, wearing laurel wreath; thunderbolt over far shoulder / ‘BDT MLK’ (in Nabataean = Obodas the King), diademed and draped bust of Obodas right; ŠNT 10 (in Nabataean = year 10 [date]) at end of legend to left. CN 47; Barkay, King 28 = Hoover & Barkay 24 = Roma E23, lot 241; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 968; CNG 114, lot 428; CNG 78, lot 967. Toned, a few small scratches, scrape on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, perhaps the fourth, and finest, known.

From the Bes Collection.


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