bgr_671527 - ARABIA FELIX - HIMYARITES Quinaire
250.00 €(Approx. 290.00$ | 220.00£)
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Type : Quinaire
Date: c. 50-150
Mint name / Town : Raidan, Arabie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,20 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très jolis portraits, bien venus à la frappe. Patine grise
Predigree :
Exemplaire de la collection Aymé Cornu
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine à droite, les cheveux longs tombant en longues mèches sur la nuque entourée d’un torque ; derrière, la tête, un trident et un monogramme.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE HIMYARITE (‘MDN BYN = ‘AMDAM BAYYIN).
Reverse description : Petite tête masculine à droite, les cheveux longs tombant en longues mèches sur la nuque.
Commentary
Poids léger. Flan fortement bombé (scyphate). Ce type est présenté comme une unité, une demi-unité ou un quinaire.
Lightweight. Strongly convex flank (scyphate). This type is presented as a unit, half unit or quinary
Lightweight. Strongly convex flank (scyphate). This type is presented as a unit, half unit or quinary
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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