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gashmios
gashmios Posts: 504 ✭✭✭
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How do you feel about this coin. I don't have an anciet Samarian coin from this early period and this seems to have decent details

Samaria AR Ma'ah ( Obol ), Rare, Toned Very Fine, 375 - 333 B.C.E.

https://zuzimcoins.com/samaria-ar-maah-obol-rare-toned-very-fine-375-333-b-c-e/

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  • Sergey74
    Sergey74 Posts: 233 ✭✭✭
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    I guess somebody can colour this coin by reading history because it has little aesthetic attractiveness on its own.

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  • Sapyx
    Sapyx Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This particular type is rarely artistically high-quality, and this example is not the best of it's type. Nevertheless it is identifiable as a Samaritan type, though not one of the ones listed in the Hendin guide to Biblical coins.

    I suspect the most expensive Samaritan coins are the ones that actually say "Samaria", in Samaritan script. At US$695 for this one, I personally would pass, and either pay a bit more for a more legible example, or pay a bit less for one like this.

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