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Nabataean Kingdom, Aretas IV and Huldu, 9 B.C. - 15 or 16 A.D.
Possibly struck in the year of Christ's birth! Jesus was born sometime between 6 B.C. and 4 B.C. Matthew describes King Herod as the ruler during the time of the Nativity, and Herod died in 4 B.C. Later, in order to kill Jesus and eliminate him as a rival king, Herod ordered the "Massacre of the Innocents" - the killing of all male children in Bethlehem aged two years and under. This means that Jesus may have been up to two years old already by that time, and this also sets the Nativity between 6 and 4 B.C.SH51930. Silver drachm, Al-Qatanani 82t1 (this coin); Schmitt-Korte II 57, Meshorer Nabataean 65 var. (numeral date), Cohen Dated 973 var. (same), VF, flat strike areas, Petra (Jordan) mint, weight 4.293g, maximum diameter 16.6mm, die axis 0o, 4 - 3 B.C.; obverse Nabataean legend, "Aretas, king of the Nabataeans, lover of his people" (counterclockwise), laureate and draped bust of Aretas IV right, with long wavy hair combed behind his ears; reverse Nabataean legend, "Huldu, queen of the Nabataeans, year six" (year spelled out, counterclockwise), veiled bust of Huldu right, flanked by Nabataean O (ayin) right and H (heth) left across lower field; very rare with year six spelled out vice the Nabataean numeral; SOLD
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