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LOT 3243

Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.

Diademed head to right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ to right, AYTOKPATOPOΣ to left. SC 2034.1; HGC 9, 1061. Good Very Fine.(5.44gr, 18mm, 12h.).

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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.

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LOT 3243

Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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