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Drachm
| Issuer | Uncertain Philistian city |
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| Year | 450 BC - 333 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head facing right, rendered in an orientalizing style characteristic of Philistian coinage. The hair is elaborately dressed in tightly arranged curls with a distinctive tiara-like headband, reflecting strong Near Eastern artistic influence. The facial features are boldly modeled with a prominent nose, defined eye rendered with an almond-shaped outline, and a short beard. The field is plain, and the design is contained within a dotted border visible on portions of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Two horse foreparts conjoined at the chest, one facing left and one facing right in a symmetrical heraldic arrangement, set within a dotted or pelleted square border. The entire design is presented within a recessed incuse square, a hallmark of early Philistian and Levantine silver coinage derived from Archaic Greek prototypes. The horse foreparts are rendered with schematic but vigorous lines, conveying movement and energy within the compact flan. No inscription or legend is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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