ANCIENT COINS. Greek. Judaea, Askalon (99-64 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, Ptolemaic standard, struck 65/64 BC, diademed and draped bust of Antiochos VIII or Ptolemy XII(?) right, rev AΣKAΛΩNITΩN IEPAΣ AΣYΛOY AYT[ONO], eagle standing left on a thunderbolt, palm-frond over right wing, date LM (year 40) above dove on left, Λ over MI on right, 13.69g, 12h (SNG ANS 650 (these dies); BMC 18 var). Some light deposit on surface, toned, very fine and very rare.
ex Abramowitz Family Collection, Superior, 8 December 1993, lot 223
Estimate: £300-400