Fontanille Coins
Auction 84 7 April 2016
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Nabataea, drachm struck year 35 B.C.E. under Malichus I in Petra (Meshorer 12) 3.26 g.
Apparently truck by a single pair of dies, an exceedingly rare Nabataean drachm in a superb condition on both sides. Only 4 examples are known to date (see the coins #2, 3, 4 & 5 in this list: www.nabataeannumismatics.com/Catalog2.html) and this one is the 2nd finest. The last examples in auction were offered 7 and 9 years ago (CNG 2007 #532, CNG 2009 #624, CNG 2009 #743).
Est. $2,000-2,500
Apparently truck by a single pair of dies, an exceedingly rare Nabataean drachm in a superb condition on both sides. Only 4 examples are known to date (see the coins #2, 3, 4 & 5 in this list: www.nabataeannumismatics.com/Catalog2.html) and this one is the 2nd finest. The last examples in auction were offered 7 and 9 years ago (CNG 2007 #532, CNG 2009 #624, CNG 2009 #743).
Est. $2,000-2,500