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1/4 Sela - Syllaeus
| Issuer | Nabataean Kingdom |
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| Year | 9 BC |
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| Value | 1/4 Shekel |
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| Obverse description | Diademed male head facing right, rendered in the stylized Nabataean artistic tradition with schematic facial features. Long flowing locks of hair fall behind the neck, surmounted by a diadem or headband. A small Aramaic letter or symbol appears in the left field. The portrait, likely representing the regent Syllaeus, is executed in low relief characteristic of late Nabataean coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Aramaic inscription within a wreath of two laurel or olive branches tied at the base with a small bow or knot, the branches extending upward to frame the central legend. The inscription in the field reads the name of Syllaeus and Aretas in Nabataean Aramaic script. The wreath motif is a standard compositional element on Nabataean silver fractions of this period, reflecting Hellenistic artistic influence on the kingdom's coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | שלייוס ארתס |
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