SAMARIA. Signed Series. Circa 375-333 BC. Obol (Silver,

SAMARIA. Signed Series. Circa 375-333 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.82 g, 12 h), struck under Mazaios, circa 340 BC. schin nun (in Aramaic) Persian king, holding a long sceptre in his left hand and a flower in his left, seated right on a throne with a back ending in a swan's head. Rev. mem zayin (in Aramaic) Ahuramazda, with four wings, moving to right, holding a flower in his right hand and a ring in his left. M & Q 100. Sofaer 41. Rare. Sharp, attractive and impressive. Extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Leu 72, 12 May 1998, 342, Bank Leu 45, 26 May 1988, 279 and from the Nablus Hoard of 1968 (IGCH 1504 = CH 9, 440).