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Period : Pre-Islamic
Material : Silver
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Silver coin, an imitation of Alexander the Great. On the obverse showing the head of Heracles wearing the scalp of the Nemean Lion. On the reverse, Zeus seated on a throne with a eaglee on his right hand and holding a scepter with his left hand. Pre-Islamic Silver Coin, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. Pre-Islamic.


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