Details
LOT 2839
North Arabia, Lihyan(?) AE 17mm. Circa 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Imitating Athens. Schematic head of Athena to right, with crescent on cheek, wearing crested Attic helmet / Stylised owl standing to right, head facing; olive sprig to left, [A]Θ[E] downwards to right. Cf. Huth 40 = Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, e. Very Fine.(5.82gr, 17mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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