Nabataea, Aretas IV & Shaqilat AE 9/8 BC - AD 40 "Money of the Bible" - NGC XF
- Grading Service: (NGC) Numismatic Guaranty Corporation Ancients
- Grade: (XF) Extremely Fine
- Certification: 3762459-118
Nabataean Kingdom
Most ancient history is filled with recounts of wars and siege, but these coins tell a different story. Minted in the age of Pax Romana, a nearly 200 year period of relative peace and minimal expansion, these coins represent a tribe of caravan traders from Nothern Arabia settling into one location. The Nabataeans chose, the now famous, city of Petra (present-day Jordan). The city provided temples and tombs carved into rock and a strategic advantage for the transportation of goods from southern Arabia to the Mediterranean coast.
The Nabataean Kingdom survived until 106 A.D. when Roman Emperor Trajan created the Arabia province.