NABATAEA. Obodas II. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel (22.5mm, 5.54 g, 12h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 6 (25/4 BC). Diademed head right / 'BDT MLK' MLK NBṬW (in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Nabataeans), eagle standing left on thunderbolt; ŠNT ŠT (in Nabataean = year six [date]) across central field. CN 35; Barkay, King 17; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA –. Toned, small edge split, roughness, cleaning marks, die break on obverse. Near VF. Extremely rare.