Coin7

Distance:
Country

United Arab Emirates

Region

Sharjah

Material

Silver

Age

Antiquity

Provenance

Sharjah Archaeology Authority

Catalog number

unk

Internal ID

Coin7

Digitization date

20/02/2020

Digitization method

Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

174

Hardware

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Lens

Canon 100mm f 2.8

Lighting

Foldio Lightbox

“1st century BC – 1st century AD. copper Tetradrachm (12g.)– Obverse: smooth and lightly rounded side.
– Reverse: extremely schematic representation of Shamash sitting on the left on a stool, with paralleled legs. In his left hand he holds a long sceptre and in his right hand an eagle . On the right side, vertically few spears and a ring recalling a (Greek?) inscription. Behind the head of the character, a ring. In front of him, on the left side, a big south-Arabic shin.”

Pre-Islamic , Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 1st C CE. Catalog number unk. Processed in Reality Capture from 174 images.