Coin of Rabbel II of Nabataea | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.2.7
People: Rabbel II, King of Nabataea (40 - 70 CE)
Gamilat, Queen of Nabataea (r. 40 CE - 70 CE)
Title: Coin of Rabbel II of Nabataea
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 40-70
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Petra (Arabia)
Period: Roman period
Culture: Nabataean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/322292

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silver
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 2.37g
Die Axis: 11

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SNGANS 6, 1446 ff

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: 2008.2.7
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Jugate bust of Rabbel II and Gamilat
Rev.: Nabataean inscription between two horns of cornucopiae crossed

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