JUDAEA, Ascalon. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 CE. Æ (27mm, 14.63 g, 12h). Dated CY 256 (152/3 CE). VF.

Electronic Auction 583
Lot: 402. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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JUDAEA, Ascalon. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 CE. Æ (27mm, 14.63 g, 12h). Dated CY 256 (152/3 CE). Laureate head right / Derketo, holding dove and scepter, standing left on Triton holding cornucopia; ςNC (date) down right. RPC IV.3 Online 6376; BMC 195-6; Sofaer 52 var. (date). Red-brown surfaces, some roughness. VF. Extremely rare, only three recorded in RPC.

Derketo was a fertility goddess unique to the city of Ascalon. She was probably a local version of Atargatis, an already regionalized version of Aphrodite and Cybele.

Closing Date and Time: 19 March 2025 at 12:13:40 ET.

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