E-auction 341-255821 - bgr_554092 - NABATAEAN KINGDOM - RABBEL II Unité

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Estimate :	125 €
Price :	82 €
Maximum bid :	101 €
End of the sale :	28 October 2019 14:12:00
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 71-106

Mint name / Town : Pétra, Nabatée

Metal : copper

Diameter : 17,5 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 3,08 g.

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

BMC.- - GIC.1451 - ANS.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : INSCRIPTION ARAMÉENNE (RABBEL, ROI DES NABATÉENS).

Obverse description : Buste de Rabbel II lauré à droite.

Reverse

Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION ARAMÉENNE (GAMILATH SA SŒUR, REINE DES NABATÉENS.

Reverse description : Deux cornes d’abondance entrecroisées.

Commentary

Semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. Souvent mal décrit. C’est la première fois que nous proposons un exemplaire à la vente.

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.