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The product is an ancient silver Diobol coin from Judaea, Arabia Felix, and Southern Qataban, dating back to circa 350-320 BC. This ungraded coin has a fineness of 0.9 and is uncertified. It belongs to the Greek historical period and was minted in Saudi Arabia. This unique piece offers a glimpse into the ancient era of the Middel East during the 3rd century BC.<br><br>The Kingdom of Qataban arose in southern Arabia in the sixth century BC as a vassal state of Saba (Biblical Sheba). By the mid-300s BC, Qataban had become independent and was striking its own coinage, largely modeled on the popular Athenian "owl" tetradrachms and drachms. The weight standard of @ 4.6 grams was somewhat lighter than the Attic standard and appears to be related to the Philistian standard used in&nbsp;Judaea. These imitative "owl" coins were previously attributed as Sabaean, but the new classification put forth by Oliver Hoover in "Handbook of Coins of the Southern Levant"<br>.
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