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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Petra, Arabia
| At the end of the narrow gorge, the Siq, stands Petra's most elaborate ruin, popularly known as Al-Khazneh ("the Treasury"), hewn into the sandstone cliff. While remaining in remarkably preserved condition, the face of the structure is marked by hundreds of bullet holes made by the local Bedouin tribes that hoped to dislodge riches that were once rumored to be hidden within it. A little farther from the Treasury, at the foot of the mountain called en-Nejr, is a massive theater, positioned so as to bring the greatest number of tombs within view. At the point where the valley opens out into the plain, the site of the city is revealed with striking effect. The theater was cut into the hillside and into several of the tombs during its construction. Rectangular gaps in the seating are still visible. Almost enclosing it on three sides are rose-colored mountain walls, divided into groups by deep fissures and lined with knobs cut from the rock in the form of towers. |  |
RY94957. Bronze AE 24, RPC Online III 4104; Rosenberger I 2; Sofaer 4; Spijkerman 4, SNG ANS 1364; BMC Arabia p. 35, 8, F, desert patina with near black tone and tan highlighting earthen deposits, slightly off center, some legend not struck, some porosity, Petra (Jordan) mint, weight 11.226g, maximum diameter 24.4mm, die axis 180o, 11 Aug 117 - 10 Jul 138 A.D.; obverse AVTOKPATΩP KAICAP TPAIANOC AΔIANOC CEBACTOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse AΔPIANH ΠETPA MHTPOΠOΛIC, Tyche seated left on rocks, turreted and veiled, right hand extended, trophy over shoulder in left hand; from the Ray Nouri Collection; SOLD
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