Greek Silver and Bronze Coins
Lot 3215 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver and Bronze Coins
Estimate $120
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SOLD $60
SAMARIA, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver obol, (0.572 grams), obv. female head (Arethusa?), facing, border of dots, rev. bearded male head to left, with crested Athenian helmet, to left in Aramaic, traces of SMRYN, (Meshorer & Qedar "Coinage of Samaria" (CS), CS 8 (30 known), and Samaria Hoard No.99 (CS), (This Coin illustrated and described). Weak in places as usual, very good - fine for issue and rare.
Ex Samaria Hoard (No.98) and Sotheby, Zurich Sale, October 27-8, 1993 (lot 990 part).
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Estimate $120
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