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Research Coins: Feature Auction

 
Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 699. Estimate $750. 
Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005. 
Sold For $810. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARABIA, Southeast (Macai). Abi'el. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. BI Tetradrachm (4.02 gm, 3h). Mleiha mint. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Degraded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / 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). VF, dark toning. Extremely rare; six examples known to Potts. ($750)