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LOT 2657

Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 88-75 BC.

Antioch on the Orontes. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left on throne, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY to right, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟY to left, Φ above A in outer left field, monogram under throne. SC 2463.2a; HGC 9, 1319. Good Very Fine.(15.11gr, 28mm, 12h.).

Provenance

Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2657

Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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