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Obol
| Issuer | Gaza |
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| Year | 539 BC - 332 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Owl standing to right with head facing, rendered in the canonical Athenian owl type. An olive spray with berries appears in the upper left field. The design is set within an incuse square, closely imitating the coinage of Athens. The letters ΑΘΕ appear in the field, serving as an abbreviated ethnic for Athens. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Gaza was among the earliest Philistine and later Persian-administered cities to adopt coinage, and its tiny silver issues reflect the city's role as a commercial hub on the overland trade route connecting Egypt to the Levant. These fractional pieces circulated in an economy where small-denomination silver was essential for day-to-day exchange — not prestige display. The Gitler/Tal typology has done much to untangle Gaza's complex series from neighboring Philistian issues, many of which were previously lumped together under imprecise geographic attributions.