Ok folks, I need a little help with this coin that I picked up on a recent trip to Amman Jordan.
I feel pretty confident that it is a Prutah of Nabatea, but am struggling to get any more details or a positive attribution. I can only see a single portrait on the obv, although much of the design is off-flan. On the rev, the double cornucopia is evident, along with the character between them. It weighs 2.6 g but as you see has a sizable chip from sometime in the last couple thousand years. It is about 14 mm in diameter.
Zeno and numista are uncharacteristically sparse on this series and I'm also struggling to get much of a connection with any similar coins on ma-shops as these all seem to be much more inscription-heavy on the rev or jugate on the obv or both.
I don't mind doing the work if someone can just please point me in a good direction. Thx!
Added: Still looking for help, but I have just discovered the lengthy Forvm discussion and this link to Nabatean literature:
Neat little coin, Dave - and from a trip to Jordan no less.
The character between the cornucopias is an Aramaic shin, and - don't quote me on this - I think it appears on Nabataean coins as a symbol for Syllaeus/Syllaios - who briefly ruled jointly with Aretas IV, c. 9BC. Not 100% confident in this, but it may be a joint issue from the two.
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