Judaea, Samaria. AR ma'ah-obol

Judaea, Samaria; 4th century BC, AR ma'ah-obol, 0.59g. M. Johananoff: From Sidon to Samaria: Fourth-Century BCE Autonomous Coins of Samaria with Sidonian Motifs, INR 16 (2021), p. 24, 3, pl. 1:14; Meshorer/Qedar-, Hendin-. Obv: Diademed male head r. Rx: Persian king standing r., holding dagger and battling lion. Extremely rare, perhaps the 4th specimen known. Johananoff knew only the Shick Collection coin; addition examples have since been offered by roma and CNG.. VF