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ID:     751669
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     ARABIA
City:     Eastern Arabia
Issuer:     Abiel
Date Ruled:     Late 3rd century BC
Metal:     Billon
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Date Struck:     BC Late 3rd century
Diameter:     25 mm
Weight:     15.91 g
Die Axis:     7 h
Obverse Description:     Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Reverse Description:     "Abi'el" in blundered Aramaic, Zeus seated left, holding staff with his left hand, right hand outstretched, upon which a horse stands right; date-palm and L in left field; upwards-facing three-fluked anchor to inner right
Mint:     Mleiha
Primary Reference:     Potts, Supplement, Class XLVIIIa, 403 (this coin)
Reference2:     BMC Arabia -
Reference3:     cf. SNG Cop Supp. 1237
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=60545
Grade:     EF, lightly toned
Notes:     Rare.