Freeman & Sear - F&S Mail Bid Sale #11



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                        Lot: 208

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                        KMK006
                        SOUTHEASTERN ARABIA: Abi'el?. 2nd-1st cent. BC. AR 
                        tetradrachm (15.66 gm).

                        SOUTHEASTERN ARABIA: Abi'el? AR tetradrachm (15.66 gm). 
                        Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress, of 
                        abstract style with profile eye / Deity with spiky hair 
                        enthroned left, holding small horse figure and scepter, 
                        tree with fruit and trident-like symbol in left field, 
                        scattering of fine pellets in field between deity's back 
                        and scepter. Cf. Potts Class XLVII, 421-422. An 
                        unpublished variant. Nearly extremely fine
                        This apparently unique tetradrachm shares several 
                        features with Potts Class XLVII, including the deity’s 
                        spiky hair, his rectangular torso, and the scattering of 
                        pellets behind his back. But on the present coin 
                        Heracles’ eye is rendered in profile, whereas Class 
                        XLVII invariably shows an almond-shaped frontal eye with 
                        thick rims. And none of the specimens illustrated by 
                        Potts shows a tree with fruit. Possibly this issue was 
                        the prototype for Class XLVII. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 2,000 




 Lot sold for $1, [ approx 0.75 EUR, 0.52 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

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