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Drachm - Anonymous Crescent
| Issuer | Lihyanite Kingdom (Northern Arabia) |
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| Year | 200 BC - 24 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 24 BC) |
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The Lihyanites occupied the Dedan oasis in what is now northwestern Saudi Arabia, controlling caravan routes that funneled incense and spices northward toward the Nabataean and Greco-Roman markets. Their anonymous coinage — no ruler named, no dated series — reflects a kingdom whose written record is frustratingly thin, known largely from rock inscriptions around al-'Ula. The crescent type borrows from broader Arabian numismatic conventions without copying any single prototype directly.
The absence of a Huth catalog number signals how poorly documented this specific variety remains among specialists.