Triton XV, Lot: 1290. Estimate $1000. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SAMARIA. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.28 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; Phoenician bet taw to right. Meshorer & Qedar 3 (same dies as illustration); HGC 10, 390 (same dies as illustration). Near VF, a few minor areas of corrosion. Struck from a worn reverse die. An extremely rare denomination.