Watch List notes:

SAMARIA, "Middle Levantine" Series. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.51 g, 5h). Persian satrap seated right, inspecting arrow held in both hands; BT (in Aramaic) above, bow to right / Persian king or hero, holding dagger in right hand, sacrificing bull he holds up by its horn with his left hand; BA-Γ[BA]-TAC around, Θ in center. Meshorer & Qedar 4; Sofaer 96–7; HGC 10, 398; Sunrise 137 (this coin). Good VF, toned, a little off center. Very rare.


From the Sunrise Collection, purchased from Antiqua (Steve Rubinger).