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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Minaean Kingdom |
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| Year | 250 BC - 150 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Huth#158 |
| Obverse description | Highly stylized bust of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet rendered in a schematic, provincial manner characteristic of South Arabian imitative coinage. The facial features are boldly but crudely engraved, with the helmet crest and cheekpieces clearly delineated despite the abstracted artistic treatment. The broad, flat flan displays the image in high relief against a plain field, reflecting the local workshop's interpretation of the Athenian prototype. No legend or inscription appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized owl standing to right with wings folded, closely imitating the reverse type of the classical Athenian tetradrachm but rendered in a distinctly schematic South Arabian style. To the left, a simplified olive spray and a crescent symbol occupy the field. The retrograde South Arabian letters ƎΘΔ are inscribed downward to the right of the owl, serving as a local mint or authority identifier. The overall composition reflects the Minaean kingdom's deliberate adaptation of the prestigious Athenian 'owl' coinage for regional commercial use. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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