Triton XVII, Lot: 400. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint (Gaza?). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.70 g, 3h). Imitating Arados obverse and Athens reverse types. Head of bearded male right, wearing laurel wreath / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XIV.10Oa; otherwise unpublished. EF, toned. Exceptional for series. Extremely rare.

This issue might be a product of the mint at Gaza, which has an issue with a nearly identical obverse type (cf. Gitler & Tal V.8D and 8O).