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LOT 2745

Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC.

Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 88/7–76/5 BC. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left on throne, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY to right, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟY to left; to outer left, Φ above A; monogram of ΔΙ beneath throne, Π in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2463.3h; HGC 9, 1319. Near Extremely Fine.(16.02gr, 26mm, 12h.).

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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 2745

Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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