Jordan-Nabataea No Date (41-70 CE) 1 drachm

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from the Ma’adi Collection
from the Ma’adi Collection

The Nabataean Kingdom, established in about 168 BCE, consisted of loosely connected oases settlements stretching from the Euphrates River in present day Syria to the Red Sea (similar to the current area of Jordan). They were mostly traders, initially acting as middlemen in the myrrh and frankincense trade between Arabia Felix (Yemen) and the Roman Empire. Trajan assimilated the Nabataeans into the Roman Empire in 106 CE. It would appear that royal marriage of siblings was common in Nabataea following inscriptions on the coins, but the reference may have been more symbolic.

The specimen shown is silver drachm from Malichus II.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.59g, silver.

Catalog reference: Sear 5702

Source:

  • Huth, Martin, and Alfen, Peter G. Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms - Studies in the Monetization of Ancient Arabia. New York, 2010. The American Numismatic Society.
  • Various. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum - Part VI Palestine-South Arabia. New York, 1981. The American Numismatic Society.

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