Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 563. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARABIA, Southeast (Macai). Abi'el. Late 3rd century BC. AR Obol (0.94 gm, 11h). Mleiha mint. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin 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. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. ($200)