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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2145040, member: 42773&quot;]Some of the small bronzes of Aretas IV were issued to commemorate the birth of his son Phasael. Those have certain letters between the cornucopias. I think coin 1 could be cleaned a bit to show more of the detail, then perhaps we could see the monogram on the reverse. The bust is actually excellent for the type - it just needs a little crud removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>The larger coin of Malichus II is also a good choice because the king&#039;s name is clearly spelled out on the top of the reverse: mem, lamedh, kaph, yod, read right-to-left.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last coin commemorates the marriage of Aretas IV to Shuqailiat. These are some of the most distinctive small Nabataean bronzes. I posted a thread about them some time ago, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/aretas-iv-second-marriage-commems.236961/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/aretas-iv-second-marriage-commems.236961/">here</a>. In that thread I quoted Meshorer&#039;s analysis, which is worth a read.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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