SAMARIA, “Middle Levantine” Series. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.48 g, 4h). Imitating Athens.

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Lot: 256. Estimated: $ 75

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SAMARIA, “Middle Levantine” Series. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.48 g, 4h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, A to right; all within incuse square. Meshorer & Qedar 215 (this coin illustrated); Sofaer 130 var. (rev. details; same obv. die); Samaria Hoard 174 (this coin). Struck with worn obverse die. Near VF.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Athena Fund (Part II, Sotheby's Zurich, 27 October 1993), lot 991 (part of); Samaria, before 1990 Hoard (CH 8.587 = CH 9.413).


Closing Date and Time: 23 February 2022 at 11:25:00 ET.

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