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LOT 2672

Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 13mm. 198 BC or later. Uncertain Mint 61, in Southern Coele Syria.

Laureate head of Apollo to right / [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, horse trotting to right. SC 1094; CSE 438-9; HGC 9, 526. Very Fine. Very rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(3.02gr, 13mm, 11h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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Very Rare Bronze of Antiochos III Megas

LOT 2672

Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 13mm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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