An owl with three eyes
Lot 864
ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. Circa 2nd-1st centuries BC. 'Didrachm' (Bronze, 21 mm, 7.78 g, 3 h). Devolved head ot Athena to right. Rev. [A]ΘE Owl with three eyes (!) standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig. BMC Arabia -, cf. pl. LV, 2-9 (drachms and hemidrachms). Huth 40 var. (tetradrachm). SNG ANS 1453-1454 var. (tetradrachms). Very rare. Struck from a worn obverse die, otherwise, good very fine.

What makes the reverse of this coin particularly attractive is that the die cutter has placed the Θ of the ethnic in a manner that makes the owl appear to have three eyes
Starting price:
75 CHF
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650 CHF
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Closing time: 27-Feb-21, 17:11:30 CET
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