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ID:     74000409
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     ARABIA
City:     Eastern Arabia
Issuer:     Abiel
Date Ruled:     1st century BC - 1st century AD
Metal:     Billon
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Weight:     15.42 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     Stylized head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress; “wart” cut into cheek
Reverse Description:     Figure seated left, right arm extended, holding scepter in left hand; on right arm, horse standing right; date-palm and tri-fluked anchor in left field, "Abi'el" in blundered Aramaic in outer right field, five pellets behind figure
Primary Reference:     Potts 390
Reference2:     Potts, Supplement 309
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=96822
Grade:     Good VF, lightly toned
Notes:     Sale: Triton X, Lot: 409 Extremely rare; two examples of this variety known to Potts.