I reckon that this occultus sig here is Nabatea.
As you can see that there's a clearly defined hump on the back of the thing. This says Camel to me.
I've heard that the Nabateans were renowned for their camels.
In fact, their invention of an effective saddle for a camel meant they could effectively fight from the camels back. This allowed them to become the dominant tribe in their area. I saw a picture of a coin that clearly showed a camel wearing this new saddle.
From what I hear, they were pretty influential in their day.
I saw all this in a BBC documentary about Johann Ludwig Burckhardt's rediscovery of Petra called "The Rose-red City".
But yeah, it might be a long shot, but I think the Occultus sig could be Nabatea.
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