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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8276657, member: 97383&quot;]robinjojo, You would be very lucky to score an Owl tet from Gaza or one of the Owl fractions <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, they are beyond the means of most collectors. The &quot;<b>holy grail</b>&quot; of Gazan Owl tets was recently auctioned by Nomos AG, Auction 22.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461299[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>PHILISTIA (Palestine), Gaza, 5th-4th centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm: 24 mm, 17.49 gm, 11 h. Obverse: Head of Athena with full crest facing right. Reverse: Front facing Owl with olive sprig on either side. The two letters spell &quot;Zayin&quot;, the Phoenician name for Gaza. The reverse design copies the tiny Athenian triobols that were circulating at that time. BMC pl. XLII. This example is the finest of 4 known coins. Price realized with buyers fee $88,677.00 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! <i>Photo courtesy of Nomos AG, June 22, 2021.</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>Pictured below are a couple of Gazan Owl fractions recently auctioned by Roma.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461302[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>PHILISTIA (Palestine), Gaza, circa 450-333 BC. AR Drachm: 3.00 gm, 13 mm, 11 h. Obverse: Bearded male head facing left. Reverse: Owl standing to right, olive sprig &amp; crescent in field, Phoenician letters for Zayin (Gaza) in left field. Extremely rare &amp; possibly unique. Gitler &amp; Tal XIV.16 var. Roma Auction XXIII, lot 509. Price realized with buyers fee $5,338.00. <i>Photo courtesy of Roma Numismatics Ltd.</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>[ATTACH=full]1461311[/ATTACH] </i></b></p><p><b>PHILISTIA (Palestine), Gaza, circa 450-400 BC. AR Drachm: 2.95 gm, 16 mm, 9 h. Obverse: Head of Athena facing right, Phoenician letters &quot;mem&quot; (?) and &quot;beth&quot; on cheek. Reverse: Forepart of horse facing right, the Phoenician letters for Zayin (Gaza) in upper right field. Two test cuts are visible on the reverse. Gitler &amp; Tal Group XIII.Da. Extremely rare. Roma Auction XXIII, lot 510, price realized $2,514.00 with buyers fee. <i>Photo courtesy of Roma Numismatics Ltd.</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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