Ancient Coins, Philistia (Palestine), Askalon or Gaza, silver drachm, mid 5th century-333 BC, archaic-style bearded, diademed male head r., wearing earring, rev. owl standing facing with closed wings between olive sprays, wt. 2.41gms., 12mm. (unpublished in the standard references, cf. for obverse type, Gitler-Tal IV.1Da-b [Askalon]; cf. for reverse type, Gitler-Tal V.6Da-c and V6Oa (Gaza) and HGC 10, 501 [Askalon] and 545 [Gaza]), test cut, obverse extremely fine, reverse good very fine, extremely rare
($6000-8000)