Nabataean Kingdom Bronze Issue (about 2,000 years ago)

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This is a bronze coin from the ancient Nabataean civilization, issued during the reign of King Aretas IV, when this Middle Eastern kingdom was at its height of prosperity.

Coin Description:

Front side: Likely features the portrait of King Aretas IV
Back side: Typical Nabataean symbols or inscriptions

Technical Details:

Bronze composition
Referenced as HG in numismatic catalogs
Minted during the reign of Aretas IV

Historical Significance: This coin was issued under King Aretas IV, who ruled a kingdom neighboring Judaea (modern Israel/Palestine region) during the lifetime of Jesus Christ. The Nabataeans were renowned as skilled traders who established impressive trade networks across deserts. Their civilization is most famous for creating the remarkable rock-cut city of Petra (in modern Jordan), carved directly into sandstone cliffs deep within the desert. The Nabataean Kingdom served as a crucial cultural and commercial bridge between the Mediterranean world and the Arabian Peninsula

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This is a bronze coin from the ancient Nabataean civilization, issued during the reign of King Aretas IV, when this Middle Eastern kingdom was at its height of prosperity.

Coin Description:

Front side: Likely features the portrait of King Aretas IV
Back side: Typical Nabataean symbols or inscriptions

Technical Details:

Bronze composition
Referenced as HG in numismatic catalogs
Minted during the reign of Aretas IV

This is a bronze coin from the ancient Nabataean civilization, issued during the reign of King Aretas IV, when this Middle Eastern kingdom was at its height of prosperity.

Coin Description:

Front side: Likely features the portrait of King Aretas IV
Back side: Typical Nabataean symbols or inscriptions

Technical Details:

Bronze composition
Referenced as HG in numismatic catalogs
Minted during the reign of Aretas IV

Aretas IV Philopatris (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢊𐢛𐢞𐢞 𐢛𐢊𐢒 𐢗𐢓𐢆, Ḥārītaṯ Rāḥem-ʿammeh "Aretas, friend of his people"^[1]) was the King of the Nabataeans from roughly 9 BC to 40 AD.

His daughter Phasaelis ^{[attribution needed]} was married to, and divorced from, Herod Antipas. Herod then married his stepbrother's wife, Herodias. It was opposition to this marriage that led to the beheading of John the Baptist. After he received news of the divorce, Aretas invaded the territory of Herod Antipas and defeated his army.

Aretas came to power after the assassination of Obodas III, who was apparently poisoned.^[2] Josephus says that he was originally named Aeneas, but took "Aretas" as his throne name.^[3] An inscription from Petra suggests that he may have been a member of the royal family, as a descendant of Malichus I.^[4]