{"product_id":"libya-p-62-0-25-dinars-nd-2002-u-multicolored-trajan-arch-at-leptis-magna","title":"Libya P-62 ¼ 1\/4 Dinar 2002 UNC Uncirculated—Roman Ruins Leptus Magna, Arch of Tiberius","description":"\u003cp\u003eLibya P-62 ¼ Dinar 2002, Uncirculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only one variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ochre on multicolor underprint (obverse); multicolor (reverse)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArch of Tiberius at Leptis Magna\u003c\/strong\u003e (also known as Lepcis Magna, Lectis Magna, Neapolis, LPQY) in Al Khums, Libya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArabic inscriptions: Socialist Popular Arab Jamahiriya; Central Bank of Libya; Quarter Dinar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePalm trees and \u003cstrong\u003eMurzuq Fortress\u003c\/strong\u003e in Fezzan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArabic inscriptions: Socialist Popular Arab Jamahiriya; Central Bank of Libya; Quarter Dinar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity Thread:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Abdulhafid Mahmoud Zilitni (DAMZ), Governor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing Bank:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Libya (مصرف ليبيا المركزي)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Libyan Dinar (LYD), 1971–date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e ¼ Dinar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142 × 71 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rectangular\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e De La Rue (Thomas De La Rue \u0026amp; Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Libya — Italian Colony (1911–1951); Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969); Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977); Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011); State of Libya (2011–present)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Arch of Tiberius at Leptis Magna\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Roman Jewel on the Libyan Coast\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arch of Tiberius stands at the heart of Leptis Magna, one of the most remarkably preserved Roman cities in the world. Built in honor of Emperor Tiberius around 35 CE, the arch marked the intersection of two major thoroughfares in what was then one of the most prosperous cities of the Roman Empire. Leptis Magna — birthplace of Emperor Septimius Severus — flourished as a major trading hub on the North African coast, its grand colonnaded streets, basilica, and harbor testifying to its former glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Leptis Magna draws scholars and travelers alike to its extraordinary state of preservation, its golden limestone columns rising against the Mediterranean sky much as they did two millennia ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMurzuq Fortress and the Fezzan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGateway to the Sahara\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the reverse, the Murzuq Fortress rises amid a grove of palm trees in the heart of the Fezzan — the vast southwestern desert region of Libya that served for centuries as a crossroads of trans-Saharan trade. The fortress of Murzuq, capital of the historic Fezzan kingdom, was a key waypoint on caravan routes linking sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean world, carrying gold, salt, and enslaved peoples across the sands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe juxtaposition of fortress and palms captures the resilience of desert civilization — life sustained against an unforgiving landscape through ingenuity, trade, and endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Final Reflection: Two Worlds, One Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis quarter dinar note encapsulates Libya's layered identity — the Mediterranean grandeur of Roman Leptis Magna on one face, and the Saharan depth of Fezzan's fortress culture on the other. Issued during the Jamahiriya period under Muammar Gaddafi's government, it is now demonetized, making it a collectible artifact of a political era that has since passed into history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the collector, this note offers not merely a piece of currency but a window into two of Libya's most storied landscapes — one carved in Roman stone, the other built of desert mud-brick — united on a single small rectangle of paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799015096631,"sku":"LY62U","price":1.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/62o.jpg?v=1774317995","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/libya-p-62-0-25-dinars-nd-2002-u-multicolored-trajan-arch-at-leptis-magna","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}