Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 622. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SAMARIA. Circa 375-333 BCE. AR Obol (0.78 gm, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / "ShN", facing owl with wings displayed; all in incuse square. Meshorer & Qedar 87. VF, toned, slightly off-center. ($300)

Possibly the most intriguing of the Samaria types, the design on this obol is ultimately derived from the famous Athenian dekadrachm (Kraay & Hirmer 357).