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ARABIA, Southern. Hadhramawt. Late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Cast Æ (36mm, 39.56 g, 5h). Shaqar mint. Head right, hair in ringlets / Eagle, wings spread, standing right on ground line. CAF 4.6i; CCK p. 113 and pl. 12, 12. Rough dark green-brown patina. Good Fine. Very rare.
The southeast Arabian kingdom of Hadhramawt, with its capital at modern-day Shabwah (where the ruins of the palace called Shaqar can still be seen), was rich in copper. Hadhramawt thus on occasions issued bronze coinage, but no silver or gold. All Hadhrami issues are rare, and these huge cast issues – somewhat reminiscent of Roman Aes grave – are the rarest of all. A few of these coins were brought by the famous British explorer Freya Stark from Yemen and presented to the British Museum in 1934. Prof. Christian Robin (“Yashhur'il Yuharish, fils de Abiyasa, Mukarrib du Hadramawt,” Raydan 6 [1994]: 101–11) attributes this issue to the Hadhrami mukarrib Yashhur'il Yuhar'ish, son of Abiyasa, placing his rule in the period of circa 25 BC – AD 75.
Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 11:34:40 ET.
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