268, Lot: 147. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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NABATAEA. Anonymous issues. Circa 270-72 BC. Æ (18mm, 4.75 g, 12h). Petra(?) mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding cornucopia and wreath. Cf. Meshorer,
Nabataea 1-2; Schmitt-Korte II 5-6 (with overstriking); HGC 10, 671. VF, dark green patina with earthen highlights. Overstruck on a Ptolemaic bronze issue of Ptolemy III, with the control mark of the undertype visible. Rare as such.