Coin of Ascelon under Domitian

Artists

Description

Obv.: laureate head of Domitian r., around Greek inscription Rev.: Ascelon god Phanebal standing facing with short military dress looking r., holding dagger and palm branch with shield, on right Greek inscription, on l. date

Dimensions

6.8 g 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.