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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4594022, member: 110226"]And speaking of humanitarian disasters, let us not forget the suffering of the people of Yemen. When I think of all the challenges the world faces, I sometimes cannot help but be pessimistic. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a Persian imitation of a Justin II and Sophia follis that I acquired in 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>Persian Occupation of Syria Æ26. AD 610-630. Imitating a Byzantine nummus of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine. Two emperors standing facing / Large M with cross above; Γ below, ANN to left, ϚII ("year 8") to right, ONIX in exergue. Pottier 39.1; EBBC Class IV(2) 20.40; cf. Roma E-Live 4, 1025. 6.90g, 26mm, 1h.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/16810.13.11_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>For Yemen, here is a tetradrachm, an imitation of a 4th century BC Athens tetradrachm, from the kingdom of Qataban, located in Southern Arabia, in what is now Yemen. I acquired this coin in 2016.</p><p><br /></p><p>ARABIA, Southern. Qataban. Late 4th-3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 16.86 g, 8h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena left / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Munro-Hay 1.0.4. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/18/K/6/KJm4bP9rYpt76G7kE5oW2eLdHQ8c3e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4594022, member: 110226"]And speaking of humanitarian disasters, let us not forget the suffering of the people of Yemen. When I think of all the challenges the world faces, I sometimes cannot help but be pessimistic. Here's a Persian imitation of a Justin II and Sophia follis that I acquired in 2019. Persian Occupation of Syria Æ26. AD 610-630. Imitating a Byzantine nummus of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine. Two emperors standing facing / Large M with cross above; Γ below, ANN to left, ϚII ("year 8") to right, ONIX in exergue. Pottier 39.1; EBBC Class IV(2) 20.40; cf. Roma E-Live 4, 1025. 6.90g, 26mm, 1h. [IMG]https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/16810.13.11_1.jpg[/IMG] For Yemen, here is a tetradrachm, an imitation of a 4th century BC Athens tetradrachm, from the kingdom of Qataban, located in Southern Arabia, in what is now Yemen. I acquired this coin in 2016. ARABIA, Southern. Qataban. Late 4th-3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 16.86 g, 8h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena left / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Munro-Hay 1.0.4. [IMG]https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/18/K/6/KJm4bP9rYpt76G7kE5oW2eLdHQ8c3e.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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