Silver "Bucranium" denarius w/"th", 100-200 AD, Himyarites, Arabia Felix

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Diademed male head to left; horizontal South Arabian letter 𐩻 ("th") below; curved symbol of Almaqah to left, symbol of Athtar to right; disc-crescent of Dhat-Hamim above // Bucranium (decorated antelope's head), monogram (𐩠𐩣 "hm"?) right, curved symbol of Almaqah to left; disc-crescent of Dhat-Hamim above.  16mm, 1.87 grams. Cf. Zeno Type D #42704 (monogram left); BMC Arabia -; Munro-Hay -.

Rare with the monogram right and with the letter 𐩻 horizontal (not vertical, as it common).

These silver issues are commonly called "Bucranium" coins because of the presence of the antelope's head on the reverse. The word "Bucranium" comes from ancient Greek. It was a form of carved ox-skull decoration commonly used in Classical architecture. The name is generally considered to originate with the practice of displaying garlanded, sacrificial oxen, whose heads were displayed on the walls of temples. 


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