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Philistia, uncertain mint AR Obol. Gaza(?), circa 450-333 BCE. Laureate and bearded male head (Ba'al Arwad) to right / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive spring and crescent to upper left, AΘE around, all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal pg. 204, XIV, 29O var. (arrangement of legend); Sofaer 10 var. (same - Gaza); Roma E-44, lot 333; HGC 10, -. 0.49g, 9mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. An apparently unpublished variant of an extremely rare type.
From a private UK collection.
Featuring a reverse type echoing the famous dekadrachms of Athens, this extremely rare obol of Philistia is a hybrid imitation. The usual helmeted head of Athena that is displayed on the obverse of coins of Athens has been replaced with a likeness of Ba'al Arwad, who is more usually found on the coins of Arados in Phoenicia.
Near Extremely Fine. An apparently unpublished variant of an extremely rare type.
From a private UK collection.
Featuring a reverse type echoing the famous dekadrachms of Athens, this extremely rare obol of Philistia is a hybrid imitation. The usual helmeted head of Athena that is displayed on the obverse of coins of Athens has been replaced with a likeness of Ba'al Arwad, who is more usually found on the coins of Arados in Phoenicia.