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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4965664, member: 110226"]Here's a coin that arrived today that I think is appropriate for this old thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a "tetradrachm" of the Kingdom of Lihyan, I believe, located in northwestern Arabia. The coin came to me with no attribution at all, save that it is a bronze imitative coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the Kingdom of Lihyan:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>"Lihyan (Arabic: لحيان, Liḥyān; Greek: Lechienoi), also called Dadān or Dedan (Hebrew: דְּדָן, Dəḏān), was a powerful and highly organized ancient Arab kingdom that played a vital cultural and economic role in the north-western region of the Arabian Peninsula and used Dadanitic language."</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a link for more information on this little known and influential kingdom:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihyan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihyan" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihyan</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The term tetradrachm as applied to this coin is a very general one. The coin weighs 7.4 grams, actually much closer to a didrachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, the overall elements of the coinage devolved over time, to the point where the portrait and owl bear only the faintest resemblance of an original Athenian tetradrachm. Indeed, one could characterize this coin as an exercise in abstract art. Certainly the obverse would give any Celtic imitation a run for it money in this regard.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone has more information regarding this coinage and especially any catalog references for this coin, please let me know. Thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>Northwestern Arabia, 2nd-1st centuries BC</p><p>Kingdom of Lihyan</p><p>AE "Tetradrachm"</p><p>Imitation of an Athenian tetradrachm, probably of the 4th century or later.</p><p>Obverse: Highly devolved portrait of Athena, facing right.</p><p>Reverse: Devolved facing owl, AOE to the right.</p><p>21 mm, 3 h.</p><p>7.4 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197649[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4965664, member: 110226"]Here's a coin that arrived today that I think is appropriate for this old thread. It is a "tetradrachm" of the Kingdom of Lihyan, I believe, located in northwestern Arabia. The coin came to me with no attribution at all, save that it is a bronze imitative coin. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the Kingdom of Lihyan: [I]"Lihyan (Arabic: لحيان, Liḥyān; Greek: Lechienoi), also called Dadān or Dedan (Hebrew: דְּדָן, Dəḏān), was a powerful and highly organized ancient Arab kingdom that played a vital cultural and economic role in the north-western region of the Arabian Peninsula and used Dadanitic language."[/I] Here's a link for more information on this little known and influential kingdom: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihyan[/URL] The term tetradrachm as applied to this coin is a very general one. The coin weighs 7.4 grams, actually much closer to a didrachm. Additionally, the overall elements of the coinage devolved over time, to the point where the portrait and owl bear only the faintest resemblance of an original Athenian tetradrachm. Indeed, one could characterize this coin as an exercise in abstract art. Certainly the obverse would give any Celtic imitation a run for it money in this regard. If anyone has more information regarding this coinage and especially any catalog references for this coin, please let me know. Thanks Northwestern Arabia, 2nd-1st centuries BC Kingdom of Lihyan AE "Tetradrachm" Imitation of an Athenian tetradrachm, probably of the 4th century or later. Obverse: Highly devolved portrait of Athena, facing right. Reverse: Devolved facing owl, AOE to the right. 21 mm, 3 h. 7.4 grams [ATTACH=full]1197649[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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