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Small Gold Unit - 'Amdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ Raydan
| Issuer | Himyarite Kingdom (Southern Arabia) |
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| Year | 100-120 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular, Concave) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a large composite monogram in Ancient South Arabian script, rendered in high relief with bold, deeply cut strokes. The monogram is enclosed within a neatly executed dotted circular border (beaded border), which follows the slightly concave flan. The design is characteristic of Himyarite royal coinage, where royal or dynastic monograms served as primary obverse devices. The flan is irregular and convex on this face, consistent with scyphate hammered production. |
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| Obverse script | Ancient South Arabian |
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| Reverse description | Small royal head facing right, rendered in low relief with a roughly detailed face and radiating hair or headdress elements visible above. A vertical sceptre-like symbol appears to the left of the head, a hallmark device on Himyarite fractional gold coinage. Below the bust, a short inscription in Ancient South Arabian script identifies the issuing ruler. The concave flan surface and irregular flan edge are consistent with hand-hammered scyphate manufacture typical of late Himyarite gold fractions. |
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