| Area: | Arabia Felix: Himyarites |
| Period: | Late 1st century BC - Early 1st century AD |
| Denomination: | AR denarius? |
| Obverse: | Beardless male head left, hair bound with fillet and hanging in ringlets; on left, ribbon-like sign; on right, symbol resembling standard; above, pellet within crescent. |
| Reverse: | Bucranium ( skull of an ox), with antelope's horns and plumes; in left field, monogram; to right, ribbon-like sign of voided form; all within circular border composed of alternate pellets and double vertical lines, interrupted above by pellet within crescent. |
| Reference: | GCV 5710, Cf. SNG ANS 1554-1556. |
| Weight: | 2.6 gms |
| Diameter: | 15.9 mm |
Himyarites
The Himyarite confederacy, which dominated Yemen (on the south of the Arabian peninsular) from the 2nd century BC, was never brought under Roman control. |
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