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LOT 3239

Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VI Dionysos AE Serrate. 143-142 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.

Radiate head wearing ivy wreath to right / Elephant advancing to left, holding torch in trunk; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ in two lines above, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ in two lines below, ΣTA (?) to right. HGC 9, 1043. Very Fine.(7.36gr, 21mm, 1h.).

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.

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LOT 3239

Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VI Dionysos AE Serrate.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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