ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. Circa 350-250 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.00 g, 12h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet; Aramaic ' before crest / Incuse owl standing left, head facing; uncertain object to right (head of ram downward?), uncertain Aramaic legend to left; all within incuse square. Huth, Athenian, fig. 6, c (this coin); cf. Huth 35 (rev. type right, slightly different legend). Toned, die break on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex Sternberg XIII (17 November 1993), lot 276. Lot includes a Joel L. Malter ticket marked lot 14.
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