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LOT 3216
Edom (Idumaea) AR Quarter Shekel-Drachm. 4th century BC. Imitating Athens.
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Owl standing to right. GTvA 9-11; HGC 10, 617. Near Very Fine.(4.12gr, 13mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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