Interesting Coin. Does Anyone Know What It Is?

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Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 02:54 am I have this coin that I believe could be Greek but until someone confirms this I thought that it is best to show it here. Does anyone know what it is please? Where is it from? What date might it be? Thanking you, in anticipation. Regards * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * to the Ancient coin section Report this Post to the Staff

Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 03:27 am Sorry, I forgot to add - It is 19 mm and it is (obviously) hammered, but out of what composite I do not know. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 05:41 am The jugate (dual side-by-side) busts of the king and queen gives it away as being from the ancient Nabatean Kingdom - the capital city of which was Petra, in what is now Jordan. The coins of Aretas IV (reigned 9 BC - AD 40) are the most commonly encountered with this design. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 11:28 am I agree it's Nabatean. I'm going to move it to the Ancient coin section for more help. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 2:32 pm As said before, except ill add that I think it looks cast (mushy, bubbles, etc). I've seen a lot of casts of this kind of coin around - perhaps they were released in a series and handed out in a magazine or something. Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 5:21 pm Thank-you Sap. I have looked up Nabatean and I have found some images of coins from that era. There are even some photos of the same coin. I don't know how you did it but I do appreciate your input. Regards Report this Post to the Staff
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