CNG 84, Lot: 711. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SAMARIA. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.84 g, 2h). Lion attacking bull (or stag?) right / Facing helmeted head of Athena. Meshorer & Qedar 102. Fine/VF, find patina, struck from worn obverse die.
Meshorer & Qedar list the types in reverse order, but on this specimen it is clear that the head of Athena is on the reverse.