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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2048025, member: 42773"]Best of wishes on the Nabataean silver, seriously. Even the "common" ones are exceedingly rare compared to common Roman or even Greek silver. The only reason they don't cost thousands of dollars apiece is that nobody wants them. I bought one over the course of the year, and even then had to do it on a 3-month layaway...</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Nabataean Kingdom, Rabbel II (70 - 106 AD) </b></p><p><b> </b> AR Sela, 16mm, 3.45g; Petra mint, RY 22 (91/92 CE).</p><p>Obv.: Laureate and draped bust of Rabbel II right; around, inscription,</p><p>22 רבאל מלכא מלך - נבטו שׂנת (Rabbel the king, king of the Nabataeans, Year 22).</p><p>Rev.: Veiled and draped bust of Gamilat right; around, inscription,</p><p>גמלתּ אחתה מלכת נבטו (Gamilat his sister, queen of the Nabataeans).</p><p>Reference: Meshorer 154 </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]375581[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2048025, member: 42773"]Best of wishes on the Nabataean silver, seriously. Even the "common" ones are exceedingly rare compared to common Roman or even Greek silver. The only reason they don't cost thousands of dollars apiece is that nobody wants them. I bought one over the course of the year, and even then had to do it on a 3-month layaway... [B] Nabataean Kingdom, Rabbel II (70 - 106 AD) [/B] AR Sela, 16mm, 3.45g; Petra mint, RY 22 (91/92 CE). Obv.: Laureate and draped bust of Rabbel II right; around, inscription, 22 רבאל מלכא מלך - נבטו שׂנת (Rabbel the king, king of the Nabataeans, Year 22). Rev.: Veiled and draped bust of Gamilat right; around, inscription, גמלתּ אחתה מלכת נבטו (Gamilat his sister, queen of the Nabataeans). Reference: Meshorer 154 [ATTACH=full]375581[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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