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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 5257063, member: 26302&quot;]Yeah, I posted a writeup about mine maybe 7 years ago here. Aretas was the Nabatean king who surrendered to the Romans, [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] could probably write a book about the Nabateans. Its said its the first coin to depict the minter, with Scaurus supposedly being the person in the chariot. However, I believe I remember a coin issued under Sulla where it depicts him being surrendered to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whichever, depicting yourself on a coin is a Greek King thing to do, and the Romans very much took it that way. The fact Caesar starting issuing tons of portrait coins is most likely what forced Brutus to assassinate. Both sides of Brutus&#039; family were famous for killing kings of ancient Rome. There is a coin showing that as well, with Brutus on one side, Ahala the other.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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