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LOT 2952
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AR Tetradrachm. 175-164 BC.
Antioch mint; struck 168-164 BC. Laureate and bearded head of Zeus to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY, Zeus seated to left on throne, holding Nike with his right and sceptre with his left hand. HGC 9, 620a; Jameson 1700 (same dies); Mørkholm 14, dies A25/P103; SC 1398; SMA 63. Good Very Fine. Lightly toned. Some scratches.(16.38gr, 31mm, 1h).
Provenance
Ex Bonhams, 24-25 March 2021, lot 559;
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 23, 30 November 2021, lot 164 (dealer's ticket included).
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LOT 2952
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,275
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