Aretas IV   Nabataea

AE 17

SHH 3486

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance Donated

4.14 g   16.7-17.9 mm   2.0 eqmm   12.00 o'clock   VF   centering - / - σmax(SigmaTest, 240 kHz) = obv. 5.4, rev. 5.6 MS/m Laureate head of Aretas right; on right filed, o; border of dots. Female figure (Huldu ?) standing left, right hand raised; H / O to right and left; inscription (Aretas King of the Nabataeans, year 5) on either side. Ex J.S. Wagner Collection ANS VI 1429; BMC Arabia 23/26; Meshorer 58 Ex CNG 210E/77, 13.5 2009 Münzsammlung des Archäologischen Museums der Universität Münster, 11.2020