Quinarius - Tharan Yaub Yuhanim Raydan

Features

Issuer Himyarite Kingdom (Southern Arabia)
King Tha'ran Ya'ub Yuhan'im (175-215)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 175-215
Value Quinarius (½)
Currency Denarius
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 1.74 g
Diameter 15 mm
Shape Concave
Technique Hammered (scyphate)
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
137694
References CAF# 3.24,
Stuart Christopher Munro-Hay; 2003. Coinage of Arabia Felix : The Pre-Islamic Coinage of the Yemen. Edizioni Ennerre, Milano, Italy.
Huth# 449-450
Martin Huth; 2010. Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms : Ancient Arabian Coins from the Collection of Martin Huth. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.

Obverse

Male head right, within pearled torc ending with arrowhead at bottom left, monogram at left.

Script: Ancient South Arabian

Reverse

Small male head right, king's name from bottom left of head to above right of head, sceptre symbol at right, mint mark in exergue.

Script: Ancient South Arabian

Lettering:
𐩩𐩱𐩧𐩬 𐩺𐩲𐩨
𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬

Translation:
Tha'rān Ya'ūb Yuhan'im
Raydan

Mint

Raydan, modern-day Zafar, Yemen

Comments

Inscriptions in the Saba language.Automatically translated

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ND (175-215) 

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