2008.2.5: Coin of Aretas IV, king of Nabataea
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.2.5
- People
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Aretas IV, king of Nabataea (r. 9 BCE - 40 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Aretas IV, king of Nabataea
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 9 BCE-40 CE
- Period
- Roman period
- Culture
- Nabataean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/322291
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.75g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- drachm
- Date on Object
- Year illegible
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: "Aretas King of the Nabataeans, lover of his people" in Nabataean
- Reverse Inscription: "Shuqailat, Queen of the Nabataeans" in Nabataean
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.
Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SNGANS 6, 1436
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.2.5
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Laureate head of Aretas to r., draped, Nabataean inscription
Rev.: Jugate busts of Aretas IV and his wife Shuqailat, draped, Nabataean inscription
Verification Level
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