★ Very rare in good silver ★

ARABIA, Eastern. Oman Peninsula. Mleiha or ad-Dur (?). Later coinage in the name of Abi'el, 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Tetradrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 15.40 g, 11 h), imitating Alexander 'the Great' (336-323 BCE). Stylized head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress and with pellet on cheek. 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 130. Van Alfen 293-314. Very rare in good silver. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.