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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 3225575, member: 42773&quot;]Yes, Obodas II, AE Unit. &quot;Prutah&quot; is a strictly Hebrew term, and never used to describe Nabataean coins. These types are quite rare. The inscription reads &quot;Obodas the king, king of the Nabataeans.&quot; Here is my example, which you linked to at FORVM (Note that if you are not logged into FORVM, you cannot see the images attached to the posts)...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]840815[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Meshorer originally postulated an Obodas II and III, but subsequent research deemed the original Obodas II spurious, demoting the once-known Obodas III to the current Obodas II. It&#039;s a long story, which I won&#039;t bore you with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another rare type from this rare emperor, double-cornucopia reverse. It&#039;s severely chipped, but it still has decent detail. When it comes to extremely rare coins, sometimes you have to settle for what you can get your hands on...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]840814[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nabataean Kingdom, Obodas II, 30-9 BC </b></p><p>AE 25, 7.78g, 12h; Petra mint, 24/23 BC.</p><p><i> Obv</i>.: Jugate busts right of Obodas II, diademed and draped, and the queen.</p><p><i> Rev</i>.: Two crossed cornucopias; Nabataean legend, &quot;Obodas the king, king of the Nabataeans.&quot;</p><p><i> Reference</i>: Meshorer 26[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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