395, Lot: 211. Estimate $100. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ARABIA, Southern. Saba'. Late 4th–mid 2nd centuries BC. AR
nṣf – Unit (13.5mm, 5.39 g, 6h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right;
N (in retrograde South Arabian; mark of value) on cheek / Owl standing right, head facing;
R (in South Arabian) to right. Van Alfen,
Studies, Group SII.B.1, 110 (O3/R4); CAF 1.1ai; HGC 10, 722. VF, toned, usual compact flan.
From the W. H. Guertin Collection.