141, Lot: 92. Estimate $75. Sold for $72. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SAMARIA. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.82 g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing facing, wings spread. Meshorer & Qedar 87. Near VF, crude strike, a little encrusted.

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