Samaria, uncertain mint AR Quarter-Shekel. Circa 4th century BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing facing; Aramaic letters flanking. Unpublished in the standard references, for similar imitative Athenian types cf. Y. Meshorer and S. Qedar, The Coinage of Samaria in the Fourth Century BCE, Jerusalem 1991, 92 (obol); D. Hendin, Guide to Biblical Coins, New York 2010, 1037 (ma'al-obol); Sofaer collection 34. 2.74g, 16mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Unique and Unpublished.