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LOT 2674
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AE Serrate. Struck circa 175-173/2 BC. Ptolemais (Ake) mint.
Veiled and diademed bust of Laodike IV to right; monogram of AB behind / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY, elephant's head to left; prow below, M in left field. SC 1477.1f; HGC 9, 686. Very Fine.(4.34gr, 17mm, 4h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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