Published by on July 7, 2026 Bronze AE15 of Aretas IV (ca.9 BC - 40 AD) and Shaquilath, Nabatea Size and weight: 15 mm, 2.7 grams Conjoined busts right of Aretas and Queen Shagilath; Aramaic letters in field / Two cornucopiae crossed: between them, Aramaic legend = 'Aretas, Shagilath'. Brown patina. Meshorer 113. This coin from Petra the capital of Nabatia. The north - Arabian kingdom of the Nabateans, with their capital at Petra, continued in existence until the early years of the 2nd Century A.D., when the emperor Trajan created the Roman province of Arabia. Aretas IV originaly named Aenas, he seized yhe throne on the death of Obodas III and thereafter styled himself Aretas Philopatris. His daughter married Herod Antipas, whose territory he later invaded without Roman permission. Aretas IV managed to obtain the favor of Caligula who granted him control of Damascus. This coin is guaranteed to be authentic. Stock# n1090
