This one is smaller than you smallest fingernail. Aretas IV Philopatris, 9 BC-10 AD Petra Mint, 5/4 BC Obverse: Laureate head of Aretas IV right, in field, below right Reverse: Two cornucopias parallel right, with palm branch below; in field on right, below
Lots of these coins, especially bronze, have been appearing on the market for some time now, which makes it a good chance to buy nice examples at low prices, especially compared to the hammer price of some of these coins at auction. Here are a couple of recent purchases through VCoins: Nabataean Kingdom, Aretas IV (9 BC-AD 40), 2 AR selas, Petra mint. Left 4.34 grams (RY off flan); Right RY 44 (35/6 AD) 3.74 grams.
@Collecting Nut You can add "Phasaelis" to your example's description. She was a daughter of Aretas IV. Queen Huldu, Aretas' first wife, was mother of Phasaelis. The lower right portion of your example's reverse includes the 2-letter abbreviation for Phasaelis (not fully on the flan -- but definitely present).
After the Roman annexation of the kingdom in 106, these selas (at least those of Rabbel II) were worth 1 Roman denarius in Arabia. Many were overstruck to make Trajanic Arabia or camel-drachms, which circulated in Arabia along with Roman denarii and were obviously accepted for the same value.
