Details
LOT 2658
Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC.
Uncertain mint. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left on throne, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY to right, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟY to left, control marks in outer left field, monogram under throne; all within laurel wreath. For type: cf. HGC 9, 1316. Extremely Fine.(15.93gr, 26mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 561, 1 May 2024, lot 275.
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