PHILISTIA (PALESTINE). Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC (?). Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 16.68 g, 9 h), imitating Athens. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette; on cheek, countermark: 𐤏 ('ayin' in Phoenician). Rev. AΘE Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; to left, 𐡔 (?) ('sh' in Aramaic); to right, 𐤏 ('ayin' in Phoenician) all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal -, cf. V.7T (countermarked Athenian tetradrachm). Huth -. Darkly toned. Minor scratches and with some horn silver, otherwise, very fine.

While sharing some similarities with the issues produced at Gaza (which notably also carry an ayin on the reverse), an attribution to that mint is unlikely if the reading of a shin on the reverse is correct.