PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza ('Azah). Circa 353-333 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 4.01 g, 1h). Imitating Athens reverse type. Janiform bearded male and female heads with oriental hairstyle / Owl standing right, head facing; grain ears flanking, Phoenician [A]ZH to right. Gitler & Tal V.3D, b (same dies); Mildenberg, Philisto-Arabian 3b = BMC Palestine p. 176, 2, pl. XIX, 2 (this coin); HGC 10, 544. Toned, some die wear, old scratches under tone. VF. Good metal for issue.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler. Ex Leu 75 (25 October 1999), lot 1306; Robert Schonwalter Collection; Hess-Leu [19] (12 April 1962), lot 368; British Museum Duplicates (Naville V, 18 June 1923), lot 2851, acquired by the museum from William Webster, 1868.