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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Nabataean Kingdom| > GB06569
Nabataean Kingdom, Aretas IV, 9 B.C. - 40 A.D.
|Nabataean| |Kingdom|, |Nabataean| |Kingdom,| |Aretas| |IV,| |9| |B.C.| |-| |40| |A.D.|, Aretas' daughter was married to Herod Antipas, Herod the Great's son, and the Tetrarch of Galilee. This coin resembles a coin minted by King Herod and the reverse probably depicts the golden bird Herod placed above the entrance to the Jerusalem Temple. But the political alliance and family ties celebrated by this coin were broken when Antipas left Aretas' daughter to marry Herodias. In response to this breach and personal insult, Aretas attacked and defeated Antipas' army in Galilee and brought his daughter home to Petra. It was Herodias' daughter, Salome, who requested John the Baptist's head on a platter.
GB06569. Bronze AE 11, Al-Qatanani 134, Barkay CN 156f, Meshorer Nabataean 93, Huth 84, SNG ANS -, BMC Arabia -, VF, dark green patina, struck with worn dies, flat area on edge from sprue cut, Petra (Jordan) mint, weight 1.12g, maximum diameter 11.4mm, die axis 180o, 5 - 6 A.D.; obverse Nabataean ayin over het (Aretas) within wreath; reverse eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, Nabataean het behind; SOLD











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