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v26_0116 - NABATAEAN KINGDOM - RABBEL II Drachme

NABATAEAN KINGDOM - RABBEL II Drachme XF
MONNAIES 26 (2006)
Starting price : 180.00 €
Estimate : 280.00 €
Realised price : 180.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 218.00 €
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 71-106
Mint name / Town : Pétra ?
Metal : billon
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 3,59 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan très épais. Frappe un peu molle sur les portraits. Argent corné
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : INSCRIPTION ARAMÉENNE.
Obverse description : Buste de Rabbel II lauré à droite.

Reverse


Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION ARAMÉENNE.
Reverse description : Buste voilé et drapé de la reine Gamilath à droite.

Commentary


Sans argenture. Sur cet exemplaire, les portraits de Rabbel II et de Gamilath sont stylisés. Les deux époux comme en Égypte, étaient frère et sœur.

Historical background


NABATAEAN KINGDOM - RABBEL II

(71-106)

Rabbel II and Gamilath

The Nabataean kingdom experienced its greatest apogee during the reign of Aretas IV (9 BC - 40 AD), nicknamed "the Friend of his people". He pushes the boundaries of his kingdom. He is a builder monarch. The main monuments of Petra were built during his reign. His son and successor Malichos II (40 - 71 AD) leads a pro-Roman policy. During the Judean War, he will be the faithful ally of Titus, to whom he provides a contingent of 1,000 cavalry and 500 archers. After his death, his wife Shaqilat II assumed the regency for her son. Rabbel is the last king (71 - 106) of Petra. Shortly after his death, the Romans annexed Nabatene which became a Roman province under the reign of Trajan (97-117), under the name of Arabia.

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