v41_0321 - NABATAEAN KINGDOM - RABBEL II Drachme

NABATAEAN KINGDOM - RABBEL II Drachme XF

MONNAIES 41 (2009)
Starting price : 75.00 €
Estimate : 120.00 €
Realised price : 115.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 132.00 €

Type : Drachme

Date: c. 71-106

Mint name / Town : Pétra ?

Metal : billon

Diameter : 13 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 3,47 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan très épais. Frappe un peu molle sur les portraits. Jolie patine gris superficielle

Catalogue references :

BMC.1 pl. 2/18 - GIC.5705 - ANS.-

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

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

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.