Drachm

The Philistian coinage of the fifth and fourth centuries BC was produced by a cluster of coastal cities — Gaza, Ashkelon, and others less certainly identified — operating under Achaemenid Persian overlordship but with remarkable local autonomy in their monetary output. Many types draw directly on Athenian and East Greek prototypes, reflecting the commercial orientation of these ports rather than any imperial directive. The issuing city behind Gitler & Tal XX.13D remains unresolved; the "uncertain" attribution is not a cataloging placeholder but a genuine scholarly impasse.