NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (16mm, 3.22 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 3 (28/7 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru right / 'BDT MLK' MLK NBṬW (in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Nabataeans), camel standing left; ŠNT TLT (in Nabataean = year three [date]) at end of legend above, Nabataean S and Ḥ flanking camel's neck. CN 26; Barkay, King 7; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA –. Find patina, some scratches and die wear on obverse. VF. Extremely rare; Barkay records only two known.
From the Bes Collection.