Catalog
| Issuer | Gaza |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head facing right, rendered in archaic style influenced by Greek coinage, wearing a diadem with long locks of hair arranged in elaborate ringlets falling about the neck and shoulders. The facial features are boldly modelled with a prominent brow and full beard, characteristic of the Philisto-Arabian coinage series. The flan is irregular and the relief is high, consistent with hammered silver production of the period. |
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| Reverse description | An Arab chieftain or deity seated in profile to the right atop a walking dromedary camel, depicted with characteristic humped back and long neck. The rider is shown holding a bow in one hand and a spear in the other, conveying martial authority. A Aramaic letter appears in the field. The composition reflects the strong indigenous Arabian iconographic tradition blended with Achaemenid Persian artistic influence prevalent in Philisto-Arabian coinage of this era. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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