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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Nabataean Kingdom| > BB24746
Nabataean Kingdom, Aretas III, 87 - 62 B.C.
|Nabataean| |Kingdom|, |Nabataean| |Kingdom,| |Aretas| |III,| |87| |-| |62| |B.C.|, Among the first Nabataean coins. After gaining Damascus, Aretas assumed the title Philhellenos to appease the Hellenistic population. He also adopted the Greek practice of striking coins. This coin is similar to Seleucid types that preceded it from the same mint.
BB24746. Bronze AE 16, Meshorer 1 (with crescent and Λ) or 1A (without crescent and Λ), F, Damascus mint, weight 2.171g, maximum diameter 13.3mm, die axis 0o, 84 - 71 B.C.; obverse head right with crested helmet, long hair as dotted lines; reverse Nike standing left, uncertain object in left, wreath in right hand, crescent over Λ (=A) left (off flan?); SOLD











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