Ancient Coins, Philistia, Ashdod, silver drachm, 4th century BC, lion prancing r. above recumbent ram kneeling r., Aramaic letter beth above, rev. Bes standing facing with bow legs and lion's tail, holding two lions by their tails; dotted border set in incuse square, 15mm., wt. 3.64gms. (Gitler-Tal XXVIII.5Da = SNG.ANS.39 = Newell 1938, pl. 3, 21 [same dies]), good very fine, the finest known example from this pair of dies
($25000-30000)