Rabbel II, 71 AD-106 AD, Graded VF-35, Nabataean Prutah coin

Nabatea - Rabbel II

70 AD - 106 AD

VF - 35

 

Nabataean Prutah Coin, Slabbed and Graded

The prutah was an ancient bronze coin worth about one thousandth of a pound. A loaf of bread at that time was worth about 10 prutot (plural of prutah). One prutah was also worth two lepta (singular lepton), which was the smallest denomination minted. Prutah is a word borrowed from the Talmud, in which it means "a coin of smaller value". The word was probably derived originally from an Aramaic word with the same meaning.

Rabbel II Soter (ar-Rabil) was the last ruler of the kingdom of the Nabataea, ruling from AD 70 to 106.

After the death of his father, Malichus II, ar-Rabil still a child, ascended to the throne. His mother, Shaqilath, assumed control of the government in the early years. His sister Gamilath became queen of the Nabateans. Ar-Rabil gave himself the title "Soter" ("Savior of the People"). After his death in 106, the Roman emperor Trajan faced practically no resistance and conquered the Nabataean kingdom on 22 March 106. It became the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, with Bosra becoming its provincial capital.

Ar-Rabil's formal successor was Malichus III.

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