Speculation arose that Tel Abu Hawam experienced “a destruction at the eve of the Hellenistic period,” that is, around the time of Alexander's 332 BCE Siege of Tyre, a nearby and likely closely affiliated city (Balensi 1985b:66–69). This hypothesis was prompted by the discovery of a fourth-century BCE coin hoard found “just over one metre below the original surface of the tell, among stones forming the foundations of a wall of the Hellenistic period” (C. L. 1932). Notably, the hoard lacked Alexandrian issues, a detail that encouraged suggestions of a destruction horizon preceding or coinciding with the Macedonian conquest. Nevertheless, Balensi (1985b:66–69) emphasized that a systematic review of the material evidence “from Hamilton’s and Baramki’s excavations” is required before this proposal can move beyond the level of speculation.