★ Very sharply struck and with lovely earthen highlights ★

ARABIA, Eastern. Oman Peninsula. Mleiha or ad-Dur (?). Later coinage in the name of Abi'el, 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Drachm (Bronze, 15 mm, 3.92 g, 3 h), imitating Alexander 'the Great' (336-323 BCE). Stylized head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. 𐡀𐡁𐡀𐡋 ('b’l' in Aramaic) Male figure seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and a horse on his right arm; to left, palm stem; to left, below right arm, anchor-like symbol (of Mleiha?) placed sidewise. CCK 136 = Senior, Trade, 12.4 = van Alfen 163a ( this coin, O9/R7). Very sharply struck and with lovely earthen highlights on a dark olive green patina. Extremely fine.

From the collection of Ambassador Martin Huth, ex Lanz 62, 26 November 1992, 431.