A Ptolemaic tetradrachm of Ashkelon, 44/3 B.C.E. Obv: Bust...
A Ptolemaic tetradrachm of Ashkelon, 44/3 B.C.E.
Obv: Bust of Ptolemy XV facing right diademed and draped.
Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; symbol of Tanit between legs of eagle; around, Greek inscription, ' of the people of Ashkelon the sacred and the refuge'; in left field date, MA (year 41 of the era of Ashkelon from 84 B.C.E.) and dove.
13.64 grams, 25 mm, axis 1. Cf. Hill, G. F. Catalogue of Greek Coins of Palestine. Bologna 1965 (Reprint). P. 107, no. 18. Very Rare.
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A Ptolemaic tetradrachm of Ashkelon, 44/3 B.C.E.
Obv: Bust of Ptolemy XV facing right diademed and draped.
Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; symbol of Tanit between legs of eagle; around, Greek inscription, ' of the people of Ashkelon the sacred and the refuge'; in left field date, MA (year 41 of the era of Ashkelon from 84 B.C.E.) and dove.
13.64 grams, 25 mm, axis 1. Cf. Hill, G. F. Catalogue of Greek Coins of Palestine. Bologna 1965 (Reprint). P. 107, no. 18. Very Rare.
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