Watch List notes:

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza ('Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 4.03 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and Θ to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal V.10D; Fischer-Bossert, Notes 13f (this coin); Mildenberg, Gaza, pl. XXIV, 13–4; HGC 10, 534; Sofaer 2. Near EF, toned, minor porosity, light scratch on reverse. Very rare, and exceptional for issue.


From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 349.