YEHUD AR GERAH (OBOL) UNDER PERSIAN RULE
Hendin 6052, GBC 5 - 1051, Very Fine, 7.7mm, .48 grams. Struck Circa. 4th Century B.C.E., Under Achaemenid Persian Rule
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena to right
Reverse: Owl standing to left, head facing,olive spray to right, retrograde YHD in Paleo-Hebrew to left
A RARE type with the left facing owl on excellent metal with good weight. Somewhat off-center with the tips of the letters showing but still quite nice! The most recent example on the market with a degraded reverse fetched $660 see here. And a nice example, though still VF and with incomplete lettering $4,500! see here.
