Lot 2059

Sale 47 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Phoenicia-Samaria, local Athenian imitations, (c.375-346 B.C.), silver hemi obol, (0.44 grams), probably struck at Gaza, Samaria Hoard No.311 (THIS COIN) (p.80, Plate 50), obv. head of Athena to right, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, olive twig with two leaves and berry above, to right downwards A Y E. Fine - very fine and rare.

Ex. Samaria Hoard 311, and Sotheby, Zurich Sale Oct. 27-8, 1993 (lot 998 part).