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Obol
| Issuer | Uncertain Philistian city |
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| Year | 450 BC - 333 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Horseman advancing to the left, depicted in a dynamic galloping pose with the rider seated astride the horse. The figure appears to be armed, with the horse shown in full stride. The scene is set within a rectangular incuse field bordered below by a row of pellets forming a ground line. A partial beaded border is visible along the right edge of the flan, consistent with Philistian coinage conventions of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.