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Sabaean drachm, 3rd century BC obverse |
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The Sabaeans were a tribe of Arabic people living in what is now Yemen. Their coins are copies of the famous "owl" tetradrachms of Athens.
The lightning bolt shape on Athena's cheek is a local innovation: using Sabaean letters to denote which denomination this coin is intended to be. This N-shaped letter indicates this coin is a 1 drachm.
A Sabaean drachm weighed the same as a Persian siglos.
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