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Message:: [QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1876586, member: 42773"]That isn't an Athenian drachm. It appears to be an imitative issue of Gaza - they were struck in the 5th to 4th centuries BC. These coins are typically in decrepit condition, and far more rare than their Athenian progenitors. Here is a vcoins page with other examples... <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=gaza+drachm&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=gaza+drachm&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False" rel="nofollow">Gaza Drachms</a> Israeli dealers occasionally have these pieces on hand because, well...that's where you find them. I can't vouch for the authenticity of the piece in question, but if it is an authentic drachm of Gaza, the price is actually quite low.[/QUOTE]

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