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LOT 2983
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios I Soter AE Serrate. 162-150 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right, bow and quiver over shoulder / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, tripod. SC 1644; HGC 9, 821. Very Fine.(19.55gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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