Nabataean Kingdom. Aretas IV, with Shuqailat. 9 B.C.-A.D. 40 AE unit (16.1 mm, 2.10 g, 10 h). Petra mint, struck A.D. 16. Aretas standing left, holding spear set on ground; palm frond to left, Aramaic letter to upper right / Shaqilat standing left, raising hand; wreath to left; to right, name in Aramaic in three lines. Meshorer 97; SNG ANS 1438 ff; Sofaer 59. VF, chipped, black patina with sandy red highlights.
Ex Elwood Rafn collection.