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Details
LOT 2735
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 430-1. Good Very Fine.(1.05gr, 15mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Ex Classical Numismatic Group.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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