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Quinarius - Amdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ Raydan
| Issuer | Himyarite Kingdom |
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| Year | 100-125 |
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| Currency | Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Male head in right profile, rendered in a stylized Hellenistic-derived manner characteristic of Himyarite coinage. The hair is elaborately dressed in multiple striated waves swept back from the forehead and falling in a series of beaded, rope-like locks along the neck. A crescent or diadem motif appears at the crown of the head. The portrait is bold and occupies the majority of the flan, with a plain raised border encircling the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 𐩣𐩵𐩬 𐩨𐩺𐩬 𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬 |
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The Himyarite quinarius series occupies a strange position in South Arabian numismatics — technically derivative of the Roman quinarius in weight and module, yet thoroughly local in execution, produced by a kingdom that controlled the frankincense and myrrh trade routes linking the Arabian interior to Roman and Aksumite markets. Amdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ was a Himyarite ruler of the early second century whose exact regnal dates remain debated, the South Arabian epigraphic record giving us his name but not clean chronological anchors.
The Raydan designation refers to the ancient royal palace and seat of Himyarite power near modern Ẓafār in Yemen.