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LOT 3242

Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 19mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.

Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ AYTOKPATOPOΣ, spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; star to inner left. SC 2034.2e; CSE 261; HGC 9, 1061. Good Very Fine.(5.96gr, 19mm, 12h.).

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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.

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LOT 3242

Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 19mm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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