Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 124 23 Jun 2021
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Philistia, Gaza.
Quarter shekel or drachm, circa 450–400, AR 4.42 g. Head of Athena r, wearing crested Attic helmet. Rev. ΑΘΕ Owl standing r. with closed wings, head facing; in upper l. field olive spray and crescent. Struck from the same pair of dies as Gitler and Tal 2006, IX. Imitation. 1D (notice the die break between the owl's body and the letter Ε).
Very rare, only the fourth specimen known. Dark tone and good very fineδδδδδδEx NAC sale 59, 2011, 1267.
Quarter shekel or drachm, circa 450–400, AR 4.42 g. Head of Athena r, wearing crested Attic helmet. Rev. ΑΘΕ Owl standing r. with closed wings, head facing; in upper l. field olive spray and crescent. Struck from the same pair of dies as Gitler and Tal 2006, IX. Imitation. 1D (notice the die break between the owl's body and the letter Ε).
Very rare, only the fourth specimen known. Dark tone and good very fineδδδδδδEx NAC sale 59, 2011, 1267.