This category contains coins for which no separate category has been created, and which can be broadly classified as 'Eastern'.
Coins are periodically moved out of this category as new categories are created, or as they are reclassified.
Coins are periodically moved out of this category as new categories are created, or as they are reclassified.
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Hatra
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Obverse: Radiate bust of Shamash right; HTR DSMS (= Hatra of Shamash)
Reverse: Eagle above S.C upside down
Diameter:
22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.8 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.8 g
No notes for this coin
SNGCop 232
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Pharaonic Kingdom
An
AR
Tetradrachm
struck 400-350 BC
in
Egypt
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye.
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.
Diameter:
24 mm
Die Orientation: 9 H
Weight: 17.03 g
Die Orientation: 9 H
Weight: 17.03 g
Provenance: From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society. Ex Ponterio 18 (26 March 1985), lot 226.
Van Alfen, Mechanisms, Group III.A.1, Fig. 1 = Buttrey Type B.
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Sogdiana
Obverse: head left
Reverse: archer right holding bow and arrow
Diameter:
8.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.5 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.5 g
No notes for this coin
Mitch., Central Asia, 16; Mitch., Indo-Greek, 662; Mitch., ATC, 1562
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The Sabaeans
An
AR
Unit
struck 3rd Century BC
in
Ma'rib
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with olive leaves and spiral palmette on the bowl; Sabaean N (Value Mark) on cheek.
Reverse: AΘE - Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind, crescent below, AΘE right.
Diameter:
16.5 mm
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.86 g
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.86 g
Sabaean rulers of the 3rd century BC: Zamir Ali Zarih II 250-270 BC, Anmar Yuha'man I 290-270 BC, Wahab Shamsam/El Yahiz I 310-290 BC, Karabil Watar VI 330-310 BC and Karab Yuhan'em 350-330 BC.
Coinage of Arabia Felix 1.1ai.