Coin of Ascalon under Domitian

Artists

Description

Obv.: laureate head of Domitian r., around Greek inscription Rev.: Tyche standing on prow of galley l., holding standard and aphlaston;, on l., altar and Greek inscription, on r., dove and date.

Dimensions

10.5 g 2.3 cm (15/16 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.