Hi Paul
even the names are pretty similar, they are two distinct historical figures.
Phasael (male) was
part of the
Herodian dynasty (half of 1 century BCE). Elder brother of the
Herod the great,
his mother was a
Nabataean princess, therefore he could have received this
Nabataean name. The father was Antipater the Idumaean.
Phasa'el - Phasaelis - Phasael (female), she was a daughter of
Nabataean King Arteas IV and former wife of
Herod Antipas (
his uncle was the Phasael male above!) and in 5/4 BCE small
Nabataean bronzes were struck supposedly in
Petra bearing a
part or her entire name in Aramaic. I'll try to send a couple of pictures of these coins in my
collection.
im pretty sure that until now no coins have been discoverd or attributed to the
Herodian Phasael.
Filippo
