bgr_898240 - ARABIA FELIX - HIMYARITES Denier ou drachme
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Price : 150.00 €
Type : Denier ou drachme
Date: c. 30 AC. - 14 AD.
Mint name / Town : Pétra, Arabie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 25,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 4,55 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Un manque de métal. Jolie chouette. Usure régulière. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : LETTRE ARAMÉENNE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée masculine à droite les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque dans une couronne fermée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LETTRE ARAMÉENNE.
Reverse description : Chouette debout à droite, la tête de face sur une amphore couchée à gauche.
Commentary
Type inhabituel et particulier. Le revers est directement copié sur le monnayage athénien stéphanophore dit “de nouveau style” .
Unusual and particular type. The reverse is directly copied from the Athenian stephanophore coinage known as “new style”
Unusual and particular type. The reverse is directly copied from the Athenian stephanophore coinage known as “new style”
Historical background
ARABIA FELIX - HIMYARITES
(1st century BC - 1st century AD)
The Himyarites are mentioned by Pliny (VI, 161). "Happy Arabia" was not part of the Roman Empire but was very important strategically for controlling the spice and silk route to and from India and China.
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