LOT 2649
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm. 138-129 BC.
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head to right / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield and spear under arm; ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY in right field, EVEPΓETOV in left field; to outer left, mint monogram above monogram; O to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2061.4c; Lorber, Die, 751 (obv. die A97); HGC 9, 1067d. Very Fine. Toned; short flan crack.(16.66gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 221.
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LOT 2649
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 11mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Petra mint; struck circa 8/7 BC - AD 15/6. Aramaic letter hēth within laurel wreath / Eagle to left with wings closed; Aramaic letter ḥēth behind. CN 156; Schmitt-Korte II, 64. 1.14gr, 11mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 25mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreathed and veiled head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑNT ΚΑΛΧΑΔ, Poseidon seated to right, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left. Schönert-Geiss 1276-82; HGC 3.2, 1428. 12.47gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm. 121/0-97/6 BC.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Damaskos mint. Dated SE 204 (109/8 BC). Diademed head to right within fillet border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus Ouranios, nude, standing to left, holding star and sceptre; monogram above ZH to outer left; ΔΣ (date) in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2324.1b; HGC 9, 1196e; DCA 266. 16.12gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Slightly double struck.
From a private collection, Europe.
