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1/8 Unit Arabia Felix
| Uitgever | Sabaean Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 350 BC - 250 BC |
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| Waarde | 1/8 Drachm |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Owl standing right with head facing front, rendered in imitation of the classical Athenian owl type. An olive sprig and a crescent symbol appear behind the owl, with an additional crescent positioned before it — local Arabian iconographic additions distinguishing this issue from its Athenian prototype. The design occupies an irregular, roughly circular flan typical of hammered fractional coinage of this period and region. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | AΘΕ (Translation: `Athens`) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Sabaean Kingdom issued coinage largely in imitation of Athenian types, part of a broader Arabian practice of adopting Greek monetary conventions to facilitate trade along the incense routes connecting southern Arabia to the Mediterranean world. These fractional pieces — the smallest denominations in the Sabaean series — circulated primarily in commercial rather than tribute contexts, passing through the hands of frankincense and myrrh merchants operating out of Marib.
SNG ANS 6 #277 places this piece within a tightly documented sequence, though precise die studies for the fractional Sabaean series remain incomplete.