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Seleukid Empire, Seleukos II Kallinikos AE 16mm. 246-226 BC. ΔΕΛ mint, associated with Antioch.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head of Apollo to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, zebu standing to left, monogram of ΔΕΛ in left field. SC 708. 4.12gr, 16mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 20mm. Struck circa 210 BC. Uncertain mint 59 or 73.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Antiochos III to right as Apollo / Elephant with mahout advancing to right; unclear control marks; two c/ms: anchor within incuse rectangle and uncertain symbol within incuse rectangle. Cf. SC 1084-5, 1272, and 1275; HGC 9, 469. 10.45gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 17mm. 222-187 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Macedonian shield with gorgoneion in central boss / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ Α]ΝΤΙΟΧ[ΟΥ], elephant walking to right; [anchor(?)] above, monogram of ΓΑ(or ΠΑ)-in-circle below. SC -; cf. HGC 9, 490. 5.15gr, 17mm, 120h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished and possibly unique with this monogram.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos IV Philopator AE Serrate. 175-164 BC. Antioch on the Orantes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Laureate head of Apollo to right; monogram of AB behind / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo standing to left, leaning on tripod and testing arrow; monogram of AB above monogram of MT in inner left field. SC 1315.7f; SNG Spaer 856; HGC 9, 584. 9.95gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AE 34mm. 169-168 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint. 'Egyptianizing' series.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis to right, wearing tainia with Osiris cap at tip / Eagle with closed wings standing to right on thunderbolt; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY to right, ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ to left. SC 1413; Houghton 118; Newell, SMA 59; HGC 9, 643. 39.68gr, 34mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
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Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 163 (150/49 BC). Laodikeia in Phoenicia (Berytos) mint. Phoenician standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on palm frond; to left, ΓΞP (date) above monogram; trident to right. SC 1824.2; HGC 9, 881; DCA2 60. 12.52, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE 17mm. Circa 152-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of Alexander I to right, wearing crested Boeotian helmet / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΑΛ]ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY, Nike standing facing, head to left, crowning royal name with wreath and holding palm, monogram in exergue. HGC 9, 899. 6.58gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE 13mm. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Tyre mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛ[ΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑ]ΝΔΡΟΥ, palm tree; ςΞ-Ρ (date) across field. SC 1838.2; SNG Spaer 1539; HGC 9, 944. 2.16gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Tyre mint. Phoenician standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow to left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, ZΞP (date) above monogram. SC 1959.1b; Newell, Tyre 82; HGC 9, 970; DCA 153. 13.09gr, 30mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 184 (129/8 BC). Tyre mint. Phoenician standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗMΗΤΡΙΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder, to left, [I]EPA above club surmounted by Tyre monogram, to right, AΣY above ΔΠP (date), monogram between legs. SC 2195.2c; HGC 9, 1122; DCA2 170. 12.51gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Cleaned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AE 18mm. First reign, 146-138 BC. Tyre(?) mint. Uncertain date.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Diademed head of Demetrios II to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, stern of galley to left; above, date. Cf. HGC 9, 1000. 5.32gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VI Dionysos AE Serrate. 143-142 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Radiate head wearing ivy wreath to right / Elephant advancing to left, holding torch in trunk; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ in two lines above, ΕΠΙΦΑΝ[ΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ] in two lines below, ΣTA to right. HGC 9, 1043. 9.09gr, 21mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.