Philistia (Palestine), Azotos (Ashdod) AR Drachm. Circa 450-333 BC. Diademed and bearded male head to right, with oriental hairstyle and necklace / Janiform head with female face to left and bearded male face to right; all within dotted border in shallow incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references, for other examples cf. Goldberg sale 110, 2019, 1644 (same reverse die, ex Moussaieff Collection, realised $11,500) and CNG sale 97, 2014, 395, P. Tan collection; for similar types cf. Gitler-Tal XVI.18Oa-b (obols). 3.53g, 15mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine; struck from dies engraved in beautiful style, test-cut on reverse. The third known example.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.