Details
LOT 2668
Philistia, uncertain mint AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Laureate and bearded male head to right / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive spray to upper right; Α-Θ-Ε running anticlockwise from 2h to 5h; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XIV.29O. Very Fine.(0.58gr, 9mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 254.
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