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Lot 1148
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SAMARIA. Series with personal names and miscellaneous letters. Brochubelos, Achaemenid official in Syria, approximately 345-332 BCE. Mʿh = Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.59 g, 3 h). Biga galloping left, driven by a male figure wearing a Persian headdress, holding goad in his right hand and reins in his left; behind him, a similar figure standing left, raising his right Hand. Rev. Horseman galloping left, wearing Persian headdress, holding goad in right hand and pures in left; below, CSC 163. Hendin. Jeselsohn I 24. Leu Judaica 135. Meshorer & Qedar 15. NH 413-419. Samuels, Rynearson & Meshorer 26 = Shoshana I 20053. Sofa 93. Wyssmann p. 248, MQ 15. Very rare. Beautifully toned and with an exceptional well readable legend. About extremely fine. For a historical note on Brochubelos, see Leu Judaica 135. This lot can be shipped to a US address.
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SAMARIA. Series with personal names and miscellaneous letters. Brochubelos, Achaemenid official in Syria, circa 345-332 BCE. Mʿh = Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.59 g, 3 h). Biga galloping left, driven by a...
Samaria silver Obol, 0.59g. Biga and horseman design, rare issue.
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Lot Details
- Lot #
- 1148
- Currency
- CHF
- Location
- Winterthur, CH
- Lot Ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 06:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 06:00:00
- Lots in Auction
- 300