Extremely Rare Obodas II Bronze

438, Lot: 249. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NABATAEA. Obodas II. 30-9 BC. Æ (23mm, 11.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (25/4 BC). Jugate busts right of Obodas and his queen / Filleted cornucopia; date across field. Barkay, King 18 = Schmitt-Korte II 14; Meshorer, Nabataea –. Fine, earthen dark green-brown patina. Extremely rare, only two examples noted by Barkay.

Ex Dr. Patrick H. Tan Collection (Heritage 3032, 10 April 2014), lot 23372.