CNG 96, Lot: 574. Estimate $500. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.93 g, 2h). Bearded head left / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette, two birds confronted within volutes; below, dolphin right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.3De corr. (no letter on rev.); Fischer-Bossert, Notes 39 (Ashdod); cf. HGC 10, 604. VF, lightly toned, test cut on reverse.