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LOT 2656
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) Fourrée Tetradrachm. 121/0-97/6 BC.
Antioch mint. Diademed head of Antiochos to right / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Zeus Nikephoros seated to left, holding sceptre; monograms and letter in outer left field, control mark under throne. For prototype cf. SC 2309.2c. Very Fine.(13.84gr, 24mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2656
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) Fourrée Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
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