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AR Fraction - ʿAmdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ Raydan
| Issuer | Himyarite Kingdom (Southern Arabia) |
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| Year | 100-120 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Schematic representation of a symbol or emblem associated with the Himyarite royal authority, rendered in the abbreviated lapidary style characteristic of small silver fractions attributed to ʿAmdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ. The design is set within a beaded circle, with pellet or linear devices in the surrounding field. The composition reflects the highly stylized engraving conventions of Southern Arabian coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Himyarite kingdom consolidated control over much of southern Arabia during the late first and early second centuries, with ʿAmdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ ruling as one of its more obscure kings — his precise regnal dates remain disputed among specialists. These fractional silver pieces functioned within a local monetary tradition heavily influenced by the earlier South Arabian coinage of the Sabaean kingdom, which itself borrowed and transformed Athenian owl types over centuries of trade contact. At 0.26 g, these fractions circulated alongside larger denominations in a regional economy built on the incense and spice routes connecting the Arabian interior to Red Sea ports.