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Drachm

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Issuer Ashdod (Cities of Philistia)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 586 BC - 539 BC
Value 1 Drachm
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 3.03 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
88538
References Gitler&Tal# 4.1.I.1
Haim Gitler, Oren Tal; 2006. The coinage of Philistia of the fifth and fourth centuries BC / Volume 6: a study of the earliest coins of Palestine. Edizioni Ennerre, Amphora Books, B & H Kreindler, Milan, New York, United States.

Obverse

Helmeted head of Athens facing right.

Reverse

Owl standing, facing right, eith uplifted left wing ending with horned lion's head; below, in left field "Aleph". In right field "Shin" and below it, a horse protome. Beaded border set in an incuse square.

Mint

Ashdod, Judea, Israel

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (586 BC - 539 BC) 

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