Auction 3
: Archaeology, Numismatics, Antiquities
By ARCHAEOLOGY SPIRIT
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Aug 11, 2022
אשדוד, מיקוד 7722310 , האצ"ל 4, Israel
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Welcome to the Third Auction of ARCHAEOLOGY SPIRIT, which Includes a Selection of Ancient Coins, Antiquities / Archaeology Artifacts with History significance and relation to the Bible Holy Land. At your service: archaeologyspirit@gmail.com
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LOT 41:
Nabataean Kingdom. Aretas IV / Syllaios Usurper. 9 BC-AD 40. (Æ) Petra mint bronze coin. Weight 0.92 gram, Size 11mm.
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Nabataean Kingdom. Aretas IV / Syllaios Usurper. 9 BC-AD 40. (Æ) Petra mint bronze coin. Weight 0.92 gram, Size 11mm.
Descriptions of the type :
Laureate Bust right. / Bust of queen right.
"In 9 BCE, following the death of Obodas III, Syllaios (head of the
Nabatean army under Obodas III) usurped the throne. It took
Aretas IV, the son of Obodas III, almost a year to restore order
to Nabatea and regain his position, with the aid of the Romans.
During the months that Syllaios ruled, he minted silver and
bronze coins bearing his name in full or abbreviated. It is unclear
whether the young head depicted on his coins is Syllaios himself
or Aretas IV; or whether the bearded head depicted on other
coins is his or that of Obodas III."
Ref : Nabatean Coinage
Ya’akov Meshorer, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
