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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     19476      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     ARABIA City:     Himyarites and Katabanians Issuer:     Imitations of "New Style" Athenian Tetradrachms Date Ruled:     end of 2nd Century to 1st Century BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     B.C. c. 320 - 300 Diameter:     14.5 mm Weight:     5.248 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Description:     Head of Athena right, wearing helmet with tendril and olive leaves, Sabaean letter "N" on her cheek Reverse Legend:     ΑΘΕ Reverse Description:     Owl right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with two leaves behind, monograms below right Primary Reference:     S. Munro-Hay, Coinage of Arabia Felix, The Pre-Islamic Coinage of Yemen (2003), cf. pl. 20-21, 96, 94-95 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=18694

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