Watch List notes:

ARABIA, Eastern. Gerrha/Thaj (?). Series with the name of Shams, circa 230-220 BCE. Obol (Silver, 11 mm, 0.93 g, 10 h), imitating Alexander 'the Great' (336-323 BCE). Diademed male head (of Shams?) with curly hair and long ringlets to right. Rev. [A]ΛEΞΛNΔP[OY] Shams seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, 𐩦𐩣𐩪 ('s²ms¹' in South Arabian). CCK 108 (this coin). Potts 46-50. Potts (Suppl.) 10 (this coin). Extremely rare. Somewhat crystallized, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of Ambassador Martin Huth.