PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Askalon. 98/7-54/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.42 g, 1h). Dated CY 35 (70/69 BC). Diademed and draped bust of Antiochos VIII right / eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, monogram above dove standing left; L EΛ (date) to right. Gitler & Master 28–30 var. (O22/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Rosenberger 21 (same obv. die); HGC 10, 516; DCA 80. Lightly toned, some porosity. Good VF. Very rare.
From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.