SAMARIA. Middle-Levantine Series. Circa 375-333 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.24 g, 12 h). Head of an animal with two horns, open jaws and a mane - a lion-griffin(?); border of dots. Rev. A lioness or a dog crouching to left, head facing, gnawing on an animal's hindleg. S. Hurter, Drei unbekannte griechische Kleinmünzen, SM 174, 1994, p.42, 11 (this coin). M & Q 156. Sofaer 202-203. Rare. Well-struck, well-centered and toned. Extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Numismatic Fine Arts, XXXII, 10 June 1993, 144.