Biblical & Jewish Coins
Lot 3550 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Biblical & Jewish Coins
Estimate $250
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SOLD $160
SAMARIA, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.292 grams), obv. female head (Arethusa?), facing, border of dots, rev. head of bearded male or satrap to l., wearing crested Athenian helmet, to left in Aramaic SMRYN, (Meshorer & Qedar 'Coinage of Samaria' (CS), CS 9 (43 known), and Samaria Hoard No.137 (CS), (This Coin illustrated and described). Nearly very fine for issue, and very rare.
Ex Samaria Hoard (No.137) and Sotheby, Zurich Sale, October 27-8, 1993 (lot 989 part). See note above.
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SAMARIA, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.292 grams), obv. female head (Arethusa?), facing, border ...
Estimate $250
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Lot 3552
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