Lot 246 - Auction Gemini XII

Judaea. Philistia.  - 5th-4th ...
Judaea. Philistia.  - 5th-4th ...
Judaea. Philistia. - 5th-4th cent. BC. Obol, 0.54g (3h). Obv: Hybrid head joining bearded male head right and dog's head left. Rx: Owl ... Read more
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Judaea. Philistia. - 5th-4th cent. BC. Obol, 0.54g (3h). Obv: Hybrid head joining bearded male head right and dog's head left. Rx: Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind, ΔΘΕ (sic) retrograde before, all within incuse square. Gitler-Tal, Coinage of Philistia, pp. 200-1, XIV.22O (4 spec.). Probably from the same obverse die as their specimens a and b. Area of weak strike. Toned VF+
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This is one of the three Philistian coin-types which may allude to the importance of canines in daily life in Philistia in Persian times (Gitler-Tal, p. 200)
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