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<p>[QUOTE="TTerrier, post: 2804874, member: 76835"]Here is a beat up little bronze from Ascalon, Judea.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]654906[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Ascalon, Judea</p><p>AE 3.91g 14mm</p><p>Turreted head of Tyche right</p><p>Galley sailing right with cruciform standard at stern</p><p>ςOP above (date); AΣ below</p><p>Local year 176; 72/73 AD (time of Vespasian)</p><p>SNG ANS 6, 679-682</p><p><br /></p><p>There are varied spellings of the name - it was one of the cities that remained loyal to Rome during the First Jewish Revolt and repelled an attack by the Jewish forces at the beginning of the war.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]654917[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I think I have another Ascalon coin from Trajan's era floating around and will try to post that later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great coins everyone![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TTerrier, post: 2804874, member: 76835"]Here is a beat up little bronze from Ascalon, Judea. [ATTACH=full]654906[/ATTACH] Ascalon, Judea AE 3.91g 14mm Turreted head of Tyche right Galley sailing right with cruciform standard at stern ςOP above (date); AΣ below Local year 176; 72/73 AD (time of Vespasian) SNG ANS 6, 679-682 There are varied spellings of the name - it was one of the cities that remained loyal to Rome during the First Jewish Revolt and repelled an attack by the Jewish forces at the beginning of the war. [ATTACH=full]654917[/ATTACH] I think I have another Ascalon coin from Trajan's era floating around and will try to post that later. Great coins everyone![/QUOTE]
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