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LOT 3222
Northwestern Arabia, Lihyan AE 'Tetradrachm'. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Imitating Athens.
Stylised head of Athena to right, upward crescent on cheek / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray to left. Cf. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, e; cf. Huth 40. Very Fine.(8.36gr, 22mm, 8h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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