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LOT 3107
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Tyre mint. Phoenician standard.
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow to left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, ZΞP (date) above monogram. SC 1959.1b; Newell, Tyre 82; HGC 9, 970; DCA 153. Very Fine.(13.09gr, 30mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3107
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 184 (AD 129/8 BC). Tyre mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΔΗMΗΤΡΙΟΥ], eagle standing to left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder, to left, IEPA above club surmounted by Tyre monogram, to right, AΣY above ΔΠP (date), monogram between legs. SC 2195.2b; DCA 230; HGC 9, 1122. 13.48gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Areas of delamination and corrosion.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Pontos, Amisos AE 29mm. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, circa 90-85 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and Medusa's head; Medusa's body at his feet, monogram of MET to left, monogram of ZEA to right. HGC 7, 238. 18.14gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE 13mm. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Tyre mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛ[ΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑ]ΝΔΡΟΥ, palm tree; ςΞ-Ρ (date) across field. SC 1838.2; SNG Spaer 1539; HGC 9, 944. 2.16gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
