CNG 111, Lot: 389. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (12.5mm, 3.08 g, 5h). Bearded head left / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette, two birds confronted within volutes; below, dolphin right and Aramaic yod; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.3D; Fischer-Bossert, Notes 39 (Ashdod); cf. HGC 10, 604. VF, toned, test cut, some porosity.