ASCALON, PSEUDO-AUTONOMOUS AE, TIME OF HADRIAN
Rosenberger 70, About Very Fine, marks, 14mm, 3.59 grams, Struck Circa. 72/73 C.E.
Obverse: Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche to right
Reverse: Prow of galley to left with oars, date BKC (yr. 222 - 118/119 C.E.)
The Ascalon galley type is generally dated earlier and rare for the Emperor Hadrian! Only one other specimen in ascearch.
Ex: Harold Nussbaum Collection, New York. Purchased November 1972 from G. Moomjian (the 1960's - 70's dealer mentioned at the beginning of Guide to Biblical Coins by David Hendin)
