Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 1754 Price realized: 440 CHF (Approx. 500 USD / 465 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: SAMARIA. Circa 375-333 BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.49 g, 12 h). Persian hero or Great King seated to right, holding eagle in his right hand. Rev. Persian hero or Great King, on the left and holding dagger in his right hand, fighting bull, on the right, whom he holds by the horns; in field to left, 𐡔𐡌𐡃 ('šmr' in Aramaic). Meshorer & Qedar 98. Sofaer 37. Very rare. Very fine. From the Canaan Collection, Leu Web Auction 10, 7-8 December 2019, 623, ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 317, 18 December 2013, 109 and Numismatica Ars Classica 64, 17 May 2012, 1637. Starting price: 100 CHF |