Description: Nabatean Kingdom, Aretas IV (9 BC - 40 AD). Aretas' Aramaic monogram (het-ros) within wreath / Eagle standing left, wings closed, ros - het across fields.

Diameter: AE11 mm

Weight: 1,12 g

Grade: aVF/VF

Attribution: rare; SNG ANS 1434

Commentary: grey patina, slightly off-center, good details

History: Aretas' daughter married Herod the Great's son, Herod Antipas, who left his wife after some time to remarry and was defeated by Aretas in 26-27 AD - an event some Jews saw as a divine punishment for the beheading of John the Baptist.

Article Number: 037-11-01-41652