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Large Gold Unit (c. 1/8 Aureus) - 'Amdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ (Raydan)
| Issuer | Himyarite Kingdom (Southern Arabia) |
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| Year | 100-120 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Ancient South Arabian |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Himyarite kingdom controlled the frankincense and myrrh trade routes connecting southern Arabia to the Mediterranean world, and their coinage reflects the awkward transition from imitating South Arabian monetary traditions toward something more distinctly their own. This piece, attributed to the ruler Amdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ of the Raydan dynasty branch, belongs to a fractional series whose denominational relationship to a full gold unit remains disputed among specialists — the "1/8 aureus" designation is a modern working hypothesis, not an ancient one.
Himyarite gold of this period is genuinely scarce in Western collections.