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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 8208092, member: 87809&quot;]Mine could be an eastern imitation of an Athenian tetradrachm or it could be an Athenian Pi-Style V owl countermarked to be used in the eastern Mediterranean. Coins began to be minted in the Holy Land itself about 400 BC or shortly thereafter. The first ones were struck in Gaza. Naturally enough, they imitated Athenian and Phoenician coins, and had Greek and oriental symbols.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I am not sure, I attributed it as </p><p>Philistia, Palestine, eastern imitation from Gaza (ca. 353 - 333 BC), countermarks ει (Aramaic)</p><p>Kroll 15b-f (?)</p><p>19 x 24 mm, 17.113 g</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: Head of Athena r., wearing helmet decorated with three olive leaves and a curling palmette. Hair in two even loops across brow and temple, pi-style palmette on helmet. Disc shaped earring. Beaded edge to nape of helmet. Aramaic countermarks ει on cheek</p><p>Rev.: Athenian owl with olive sprig and crescent moon at left and lettering ΑΘΕ at right</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1439160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1439162[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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