Nabataean Kingdom Aretas IV with his daughter 9 BC- 40 AD (Struck 5-4 AD) AE 13.5mm 1.52gm Petra Mint

Nabataean Kingdom Aretas IV with his daughter 9 BC- 40 AD (Struck 5-4 AD) AE 13.5mm 1.52gm Petra Mint

Obv: laureate head of Aretas with long hair right

Rev: two cornucopias paired right, palm frond to left and curving left, Het (Aretas) lower right

Ref: GB118610, Meshorer Nabataean 62A, Al-Qatanani 185t5

Aretas IV was the greatest Nabataean king, ruling S. Palestine, most of Trans-Jordan, N. Arabia, and Damascus. Aretas' daughter Phasaelis 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. Paul mentions Aretas in connection with his visit to Damascus, when he had to sneak out of the city in a basket lowered from a window in the wall to escape (2 Corinthians 11:32). Al-Khazneh, one of the most elaborate buildings in Petra, is believed to have been his mausoleum.

Time of Jesus's Birth (6-4 BC) King Herod trying to kill baby Jesus and ordering the death of the young children are found in Matthew 2:13–18, while Herod's own eventual death and the return of Jesus are mentioned in Matthew 2:19–20. King Herod the Great died in 4 BC

Shipping USA Only

Sku# 1975