SAMARIA. 'Middle Levantine' Series. Circa 375-333 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.26 g, 2 h). Griffin attacking stag to right. Rev. Ana, nude, facing Datames, both with right arms raised; thymiaterion between them; all within square dotted border within linear border. Meshorer & Qedar -, cf. 134 (obol). Sofaer -, cf. 160-162 (obol). Apparently unpublished as a hemiobol. Porous, otherwise, very fine.


The reverse of this issue was copied from a stater of Datames (SNG Paris 298).