PHILISTIAN - GAZA AR DRACHM WITH ASHKELON "ALEPH" COUNTERMARK
14.2mm, 3.95 grams, original hoard patina, Struck Circa. 5th - 4th Centuries B.C.E.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena to right, countermark "Aleph" (of Ashkelon) in center.
Reverse: Owl to right, olive spray and crescent left, AOE downward in right field
Both Ashkelon and Gaza were important maritime port cities. Exceptionally RARE - This is the FIRST coin of the type we have seen or handled!
