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LOT 3116
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm. Circa 121-113 BC. Ake-Ptolemais mint.
Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠI-ΦANOYΣ, Zeus Ouranios standing facing, head to left, holding star in his right hand and long sceptre in his left; above, crescent; to left, monogram; all within laurel wreath. SC 2336.2a; HGC 9, 1197h. Near Very Fine. Cleaned.(14.02gr, 32mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3116
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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