Extremely Rare

368, Lot: 147. Estimate $150. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NABATAEA. Malichos II, with Shaqilat. AD 40-70. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.79 g, 1h). Petra mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 41/2). Laureate and draped bust of Malichos right; “year 2” in legend behind head / Veiled and draped bust of Shaqilat right. Barkay, Nabataean 2; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 983 var. (unlisted date). VF, toned, area of flat strike. Extremely rare year 2, only one noted by Barkay.