3 New Nabateans

picked up 3 new nabatean coin recently, was on of the cultures I was missing from my collection. these are budget grade but respectable for their types.



Aretas IV
9 BC -40 AD
O: Laureate head of Aretas, H (heth?) left
R: Crossed cornucopias

14 mm
2.5g




Aretas IV
9 B.C. - 40 A.D.

O: Aretas stands front in military dress, looking left, spear in right, left on pommel of sword in scabbard, Aramaic monogram (H) upper right, palm left

R:Shuqailat standing left, veiled, wearing long chiton, right hand raised, Aramaic legend, wreath left, Aramaic legend "Shuqa/ila/t"

SNG ANS 1435?
16 mm
2.7 g




Malichus II
40 - 70 A.D.
O: jugate laureate and draped bust of Malichus II and Shuqailat II right
R: two cornucopias, crossed and filleted, Aramaic legend, "Malichus / Shuqai/lat" in two lines above and one below cornucopia
SNG ANS 1444
16x12 mm
3.1g

if your not familiar with the nabateans..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabataeans

if your not familiar with aretas iv, you may be familiar with one of his buildings.