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Hemidrachm - Anonymous Two busts
| Issuer | Qatabanian Kingdom (Southern Arabia) |
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| Year | 350 BC - 200 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (ca. 400 BC – 100 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of an anonymous male figure facing right, the hair rendered in pronounced curly locks depicted as a series of raised pellets arranged across the crown and temple in the Hellenistic tradition. A stylized crescent or ear ornament is visible behind the ear. The facial features — brow, nose, and lips — are rendered in a schematic yet expressive manner characteristic of South Arabian imitative coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | Bearded male bust facing right, rendered in a style closely imitating Hellenistic portraiture, with short beard and schematically modeled facial features. A royal monogram or dynastic symbol appears below the bust in the lower field, with an additional monogram to the left and a further symbol to the right, all executed in the South Arabian epigraphic tradition. The field is otherwise plain, and the flan edges are irregular. The overall composition reflects the Qatabanian practice of adapting Greek coin types to local royal iconographic conventions. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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