JUDAEA, Ascalon. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ (26mm, 13.67 g, 12h). Darted CY 182 (78/9 CE). Laureate head right, lit altar below chin / Tyche-Astarte standing left on galley, holding scepter; altar to left; to right, dove above BΠP (date). RPC II 2208; Rosenberger 109; SNG ANS 693; Sofaer 77 var. (head left, no altar on obverse). Dark olive patina. Good VF. Rare. One of the finest known.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.