Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 457. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARABIA, Southern. Qataban. Late 4th-3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.75 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent behind. Munro-Hay 1.0.4. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare.

The earliest coinage in Southern Arabia.