| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 355 Price realized: 3,500 USD (Approx. 3,206 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 6.85 g, 12h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 2 (29/8 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru right; Nabataean Ḥ to lower right / 'BDT MLK' MLK N[BṬW] (in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Na[bataeans]), eagle standing left; Nabataean S to lower left, Nabataean Ḥ to upper right, ŠNT TRTṢ (in Nabataean = year two [date]) across central field. Barkay, King –; CN 22; Al-Qatanani 30; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 962. Patches of find patina, areas of light porosity and roughness, slightly off center. Good VF. Extremely rare year 2 issue, only three examples published (one illustrated in both CN and Al-Qatanani, the other in DCA). Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
