Details
LOT 3344
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Head to right within circular torque; o(?) below / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; cf. Huth 429. Near Very Fine.(1.42gr, 15mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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For a discussion of the flower on the obverse and its similarity to the Rhodian rose see GBC 6, p. 153-7.
