351, Lot: 392. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARABIA, Southern. Qataban. Dhamar'ali Dhubyan. Late 1st century BC – early 1st century AD(?). AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 1.61 g, 8h). ḤRB mint. Bare male head right / Bearded head right; partial legend DhM(R ‘LY DhBY)N ŠM (king’s name in South Arabian) above, ‘oblong symbol’ (of ‘Anbi) to right, ḤRB (mint name in South Arabian) below. CAF 3.15i var. (legend); Huth –; HGC 10, –. Near VF, toned, some roughness, minor deposits. Extremely rare, the second known coin of this ruler (CAF notes another silver and a bronze piece, but their legends cannot be read with certainty).

Ex Elsen 113 (16 June 2012), lot 150 (incorrect transcription of name).