Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 982. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNCERTAIN EAST. Early 4th century BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.80 g, 5h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Unpublished. Good VF, light cleaning marks. Exceptional early imitation.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 986; Malter LXIX (3 June 1996), lot 184.

The high quality of this imitation, as well as its fabric, suggest a mint in either Phoenicia or Philisto-Arabia