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1/4 Shekel - Obodas III and Hagaru I
| Issuer | Nabataean Kingdom |
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| Year | 28 BC - 27 BC |
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| Value | 1/4 Shekel |
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| Reverse description | A dromedary camel standing to the left occupies the central field, rendered in the schematic linear style characteristic of Nabataean silver coinage. The Nabataean legend 'BDT MLK MLK NBṬW (Obodas the King, King of the Nabataeans) encircles the design, with the regnal date inscription ŠNT TLT (Year Three) appearing above at the end of the legend. Nabataean letters S and Ḥ flank the camel's neck in the field. The overall composition is typical of Nabataean regal coinage of the late 1st century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Obodas III ruled as a largely ceremonial figure while real power was exercised by his chief minister Syllaeus, a arrangement that generated enough political tension to reach Augustus directly — Syllaeus later traveled to Rome to lobby against Nabataean interests and was eventually executed there on charges including the murder of Obodas himself. Hagaru I, named as co-regent on this issue, reflects the Nabataean practice of designating successors during a reign rather than after it.
The joint naming of king and heir on fractional silver is unusual within the Nabataean series.