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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2292522, member: 42773&quot;]This first coin was mis-attributed to Aretas IV (9 BC - 40 AD). These types for Aretas are the most common of Nabataean bronzes. However, the lettering on the reverse of this example reads, at the top, from right to left: mem, lamedh, kaph, yodh, signifying Aretas&#039; son Malichus II (40 - 70 AD).</p><p><br /></p><p>During the reign of Malichus II, the Nabataean Kingdom quietly flourished - I say &quot;quietly&quot; because there are no extant records of anything happening of import. It is reported, however, that when the Judaeans revolted in 66, Malichus sent 5,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry to assist Titus in basically crushing the Jews.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Malichus II and his queen Shaqilat II (his father also married a woman named Shaqilat, who was Malichus&#039; mother). Got it? Anyway, here are the king and queen peeking out from behind the flan and the sands of time...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459645[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, also...Malichus II is usually depicted with a moustache, as opposed to his father, who is clean-shaven. This is a nice example of the moustached king.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, does anyone know of any ancient type with a moustached king, other than Malichus II?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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