| 4Dr_unpub | Arabia or Persian Gulf Region, uncertain mint, AR Tetradrachm. Third to second century BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, of barbarous style / Barbarized legend, crude Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow held in right hand and resting left hand on grounded bow.
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| 4Dr_unpub1 | Arabia or Persian Gulf Region, uncertain mint, AR Tetradrachm. Third to second century BC. Diademed head of king right, of barbarous style / Barbarized legend, crude Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow held in right hand and resting left hand on grounded bow, X above retrograde E in left field. | Text | Image |
| ARObol | Northeastern Arabia: Eagle. Mid- third century BC. AR obol. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress / Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle, part of Arabian letter in right field.
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| Munro_170 | Southern Arabia, 'Mdn Byn AR Helf Unit. First century AD. Janiform head, Sabaean letter SH on neck / Head right with spiral curls, sceptre symbol before.
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| Munro_352 | Southern Arabia, Qataban AR Unit. Second-first century BC. Male head right with hair in tight curls / Bearded head right with long hair in krobylos behind.
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| Potts_177 | Arabia, Southeast (Macai) AR Obol. 2nd century BC. Mleiha mint, imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Blank / Figure seated left, holding eagle and staff; dot in upper field, vertical shim in left field.
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| Potts_253 | Arabia, Southeast (Macai), Abi'el AR Obol. Late 2nd century BC. Mleiha mint, imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress / Figure seated left, holding forepart of horse and staff; date-palm in left field.
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| Potts_281cf | Arabia, Southeast (Macai), Abi'el AR Drachm. Late 2nd century BC. Mleiha mint, imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress / Figure seated left, holding forepart of horse and staff; date-palm in left field, Aramaic legend to right, anchor monogram to outer right.
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| Potts_313 | Arabia, Southeast (Macai). Abi'el. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. AR Obol (0.97 gm, 3h). Mleiha mint. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin / Figure seated left, holding horse and staff; date-palm and tri-fluked anchor in left field, "Abi'el" in blundered Aramaic in right. Potts, Supplement, Class XLIV, 313-314. | Text | Image |
| Potts_377 | Arabia, Southeast (Macai). Abi'el. 1st century BC-1st century AD. AR Drachm (4.02 gm, 3h). Mleiha mint. Imitating Alexander III. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin / Figure seated left, holding horse and staff; date-palm and tri-fluked anchor in left field, "Abi'el" in blundered Aramaic in right. Potts, Supplement, Class XLVII, 377 (same dies). | Text | Image |
| Potts_408 | Arabia. ca 2nd-1st Century BC. Billon or AE tetradrachm. Crude head of Herakles right, in lion skin (also resembles Zeus-Ammon) / Zeus-Shamash seated left, holding horse and sceptre; tree to left, L, in left field, monogram in right field, legend behind sceptre.
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| Potts_411 | Arabia, Southeast (Macai). Abi'el. 1st century BC-1st century AD. BI Tetradrachm (4.02 g). Mleiha mint. Imitating Alexander III. Degraded head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin / Figure seated right, holding horse and staff; "Abi'el" in blundered Aramaic in outer left field, anchor to left, date-palm and cone-shaped object in right field. Potts, Supplement, Class XLIX, 411 (same dies). | Text | Image |
| Potts_421 | Southeastern Arabia: Abi'el? AR tetradrachm. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, of abstract style with profile eye / Deity with spiky hair enthroned left, holding small horse figure and sceptre, tree with fruit and trident-like symbol in left field, scattering of fine dots in field.
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| Potts_451 | Southeastern Arabia: Abi’el? Second-first century BC. AR tetradrachm. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, of abstract style with frontal eye / Wreathed or perhaps helmeted deity enthroned left, holding horse and sceptre, palm tree and L in left field, trident-like symbol and Aramaic(?) inscription.
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| Potts_IVcf | Northeastern Arabia AR Tetradrachm. Third century BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress / Aramaic inscription, deity (Shams?) enthroned left, holding eagle on extended right hand and sceptre in left.
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| Potts_Unlisted | Arabia, uncertain mint AR Tetradrachm. 2nd century BC. Diademed male head right / Figure seated right, holding patera and branch, upon which bird is perched; reversed swastika in right field. cf. Gemini 1, lot 258.
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| Potts_Unlisted02 | Arabia, uncertain mint, AR Tetradrachm. 2nd century BC. Degraded head of Herakles right(?) / Figure seated right, holding sceptre and bird; reversed swastika in right field, uncertain symbol or letter to left. cf. Gemini 1, lot 258 (reverse).
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| Potts_XLIV | Southeastern Arabia, Abi'el AR Tetradrachm. ca 250 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, of local style / Aramaic inscription Abi'el, Zeus of local style enthroned left, holding horse protome on extended right hand and sceptre in left, stylized palm tree in left field, trident-like symbol in outer right field.
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| Potts_Xcf | Arabia or Persian Gulf Region, Uncertain mint, AR Tetradrachm. Third to second century BC. Diademed head of king right, of local style / Male deity of local style seated left on diphros, pouring libation from phiale held in right hand, left hand behind him holding branch on which bird perched right.
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| SNG Cop Sup_1239cf | Arabia, Southeast (Macai). Abi'el. Late 3rd century BC. AR Obol 0.94 g. Mleiha mint. Imitating Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, wart on cheek. / "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 tri-fluked anchor in left field. Potts, Supplement, Class XLIV, 314; BMC Arabia -; cf. SNG Copenhagen Supp. 1239. | Text | Image |
| obol | Eastern Arabia AR obol. Head of Herakles right. / Zeus seated left, holding forepart of horse, palm to left. Ref? | Text | Image |
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