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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2124157, member: 42773"]Steve's coin comes much later in Aretas IV's output. The OP coin and the six I posted are dated to the early part of his reign. The series began around 9 BC, with the archaic, stylized bust of Obodas II. The letter shin on this coin denotes his powerful vizier, Sylleaus. These types are rare, and difficult to find in this condition. In the two years that I've been collecting Nabataean coins, this is the finest example I've come across...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]403236[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>At the same time, coins were being minted with a different bust altogether. This bust is considered to be an early portrayal of Aretas IV, since it appears on other coins of his after the deaths of Obodas and Sylleaus...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]403237[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The letters heth and shin are found on these coins, denoting Aretas and Sylleaus. Obodas was an old man at this point and had no heir. Sylleaus had designs on the throne but was not of the royal family. Aretas eventually took power - it is conjectured that he was a nephew of the earlier king Malichus I.</p><p><br /></p><p>On some of these coins you find the ligature of Sylleaus, shin+lamedh, yodh (Nabataean is read right-to-left.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]403238[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought the above coin because the off-center strike presented a very clear example of the monogram. Shin in red, lamedh in blue, yodh in yellow...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]403239[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>None of my coins cost as little as $6 dollars, but apart from the coin with the archaic bust of Obodas, all of them were quite inexpensive. A wealth of history, numismatics, and collecting satisfaction does not require a huge outlay of money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2124157, member: 42773"]Steve's coin comes much later in Aretas IV's output. The OP coin and the six I posted are dated to the early part of his reign. The series began around 9 BC, with the archaic, stylized bust of Obodas II. The letter shin on this coin denotes his powerful vizier, Sylleaus. These types are rare, and difficult to find in this condition. In the two years that I've been collecting Nabataean coins, this is the finest example I've come across... [ATTACH=full]403236[/ATTACH] At the same time, coins were being minted with a different bust altogether. This bust is considered to be an early portrayal of Aretas IV, since it appears on other coins of his after the deaths of Obodas and Sylleaus... [ATTACH=full]403237[/ATTACH] The letters heth and shin are found on these coins, denoting Aretas and Sylleaus. Obodas was an old man at this point and had no heir. Sylleaus had designs on the throne but was not of the royal family. Aretas eventually took power - it is conjectured that he was a nephew of the earlier king Malichus I. On some of these coins you find the ligature of Sylleaus, shin+lamedh, yodh (Nabataean is read right-to-left.) [ATTACH=full]403238[/ATTACH] I bought the above coin because the off-center strike presented a very clear example of the monogram. Shin in red, lamedh in blue, yodh in yellow... [ATTACH=full]403239[/ATTACH] None of my coins cost as little as $6 dollars, but apart from the coin with the archaic bust of Obodas, all of them were quite inexpensive. A wealth of history, numismatics, and collecting satisfaction does not require a huge outlay of money.[/QUOTE]
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