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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     74000410      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     ARABIA City:     Eastern Arabia Issuer:     Abiel Date Ruled:     1st century BC - 1st century AD Metal:     Billon Denomination:     Tetradrachm Weight:     14.78 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Stylized head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress; “wart” on cheek Reverse Description:     Figure seated right, left arm extended, holding scepter in right hand; on right arm, horse standing left; date-palm and cone-shaped object (obelisk?) in right field, "Abi'el" in blundered Aramaic in outer right field, tri-fluked anchor behind figure Primary Reference:     Potts 481-4 Reference2:     Potts, Supplement 411 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=96823 Grade:     Good VF, toned Notes:     Sale: Triton X, Lot: 410 Extremely rare; two examples of this variety known to Potts.

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