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Auction 123  23-24 May 2023
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Lot 244

Estimate: 3000 USD
Price realized: 4000 USD
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NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel – "Didrachm" (18mm, 6.99 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 7 (24/3 BC). Jugate head of Obodas, diademed, and bust of Hagaru, veiled and draped, right / 'BDT MLK' MLK NBṬW (in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Nabataeans), eagle standing left; ŠNT ŠB' (in Nabataean = year seven [date]) at end of legend to upper right, Nabataean S and Ḥ across field. Cf. CN 41 (bronze); cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 27 (same); DCA –. Dark find patina, slightly off center, light scratches. VF. Clear date. Unique.

This type is known dated RY 6 (Barkay 35), but this example is clearly dated RY 7, as the bronze issue CN 41.
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