PHILISTIA. Gaza. Circa 420-350 BCE. Rbʾ Šql = Drachm (Silver, 14 mm, 3.95 g, 6 h). Lion to right, attacking a bull collapsing to left; below, uncertain symbol (shrimp to right?); all within guilloche-pattern circular border. Rev. Forepart of a horse right, forelock tied up with a ribbon into an upright tuft; in upper left field, 𐡏𐡆 (ʿZ in Aramaic); all within dotted square border within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.9Db. Hendin -. Leu Judaica 36. Jeselsohn I 132. Shoshana - Sofaer -. Extremely rare and among the finest of just five known examples, with an exceptionally complete obverse. Two test cuts on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.


For a longer note on this issue whose obverse derives from Akanthian prototypes see Leu Judaica 36.