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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2292626, member: 42773&quot;]Here&#039;s a lepton of Aretas IV, from the earlier part of his reign, before jugate busts of the king and queen became <i>de rigeur</i> on Nabataean bronzes. Technically this coin only grades F, but the centering is great, you can read the ligature between the cornucopias (heth and resh, denoting HRTT, or Haratat...Aretas). Also, the sand patina gives wonderful contrast. I particularly like the way the bust comes across as a silhouette with an eye...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459671[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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