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Obol
| Issuer | Uncertain Philistian city |
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| Year | 450 BC - 333 BC |
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| Value | 1 Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head facing left, rendered in archaic style with pronounced facial features including a long flowing beard and a helmet or headdress. The portrait displays strong relief with stylized linear detailing in the hair and beard. A small granulated pellet or rosette motif appears in the lower field to the right of the chin. The flan is irregular and slightly broader than it is tall, with a beaded border partially visible around the periphery. |
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| Mintage | ND (450 BC - 333 BC) |
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Philistian coinage of the fifth and fourth centuries BC is among the most complex and poorly understood series in the ancient Near East. These issues emerged from a cluster of Gaza-region cities — most likely including Ashkelon and possibly Ashdod — operating under Achaemenid Persian administrative tolerance, striking local fractions that circulated alongside Athenian owls flooding the eastern Mediterranean trade routes. The issuing authority behind this specific type remains unresolved; Gitler and Tal's classification system itself reflects that uncertainty.
Persian withdrawal following Alexander's campaigns in 332–331 BC ended production abruptly.