Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 7British Academy, 1976 - Humanities |
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Page 64
... head may then be dated circa 80-24 B.C .; and the Augustan type during the last quarter of the century . 3 The head on the obverse of the pre - Augustan Şan'â coins is seen by its head - dress to be that of an Arab king or god . The ...
... head may then be dated circa 80-24 B.C .; and the Augustan type during the last quarter of the century . 3 The head on the obverse of the pre - Augustan Şan'â coins is seen by its head - dress to be that of an Arab king or god . The ...
Page 65
... head - dress , even to the wearing of the ornament ( globe- in - crescent ) which appears on the head in some specimens , and which is doubtless the symbol of the moon - god.2 There are about fourteen different groups of the coins of ...
... head - dress , even to the wearing of the ornament ( globe- in - crescent ) which appears on the head in some specimens , and which is doubtless the symbol of the moon - god.2 There are about fourteen different groups of the coins of ...
Page 71
... head on the reverse . That smaller head , since the king's name is written against it , may be regarded as representing the reigning king . Is the larger head on the obverse the founder of the dynasty ? Or have we here merely a ...
... head on the reverse . That smaller head , since the king's name is written against it , may be regarded as representing the reigning king . Is the larger head on the obverse the founder of the dynasty ? Or have we here merely a ...
Contents
LIST OF FELLOWs | 12 |
OFFICERS AND COUNCIL 191617 | 17 |
THE ANCIENT COINAGE OF SOUTHERN ARABIA By G F HILL Read | 57 |
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