JUDAEA, Ascalon. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ (23mm, 13.21 g, 1h). Dated CY 171 (67/8 CE). Laureate head left / Tyche-Astarte standing left on galley, holding standard and aphlaston; altar to left, dove aboev AO[P] (date) to right. RPC I 4890; Rosenberger 104; SNG ANS 678 (same obverse die); Sofaer 69. Olive patina with red earthen highlights. VF. Rare. One of the finest known examples.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.