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177
Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos II (261-246 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.02g, 1h. Mint of Ephesos(?). Head of
Antiochos II facing right, diademed. Rev.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ
, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding
a bow, a monogram on left; a star in exergue (partly off flan) (Houghton & Lorber, SC 543.4; HSC 9, 239
(R2); WSM 1488). Obverse somewhat softly struck, otherwise very fine.
$ 1,000
The mint of this issue remains uncertain. In earlier literature, it was attributed to Magnesia on the Maeander, but Ephesus seems to
be a better candidate. At any rate, this coin is a rare product from the westernmost part of the Seleucid Empire after Antiochus II
recaptured Ionia from the Ptolemies.
178
Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos Hierax (241-227 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.77g, 12h. Mint of Eastern Cilicia.
Bust of Antiochos Hierax facing right, diademed and draped; border of dots. Rev.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ
,
Apollo sitting left on omphalos, holding an arrow, his left hand resting on a bow, two monograms on right and
in exergue (Houghton & Lorber, SC 914.1; HGC 9, 404 (R2). Very fine.
Rare draped bust type, exceptional
on a Seleucid coin.
$ 1,500
179
Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.23g, 12h. Mint of Antioch,
struck 166 BC. Head of Apollo facing right, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev.
BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY
EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY
, Apollo, wearing a long peplos, standing facing right, holding a patera and a
kithara (Houghton & Lorber, SC 1401; Newell, SMA 64; Houghton 110; Gulbenkian 1040). Well struck on a
broad flan, of superb style and with a light iridescent tone, about extremely fine.
Extremely
rare
.
$ 15,000
ex Abramowitz Family Collection, Superior, 8 December 1993, lot 304
This exceptionally beautiful coin is extremely rare, with approximately ten examples known to have survived from antiquity. It has
been suggested that the figure of Apollo on the reverse might be a depiction of the cult statue of Apollo at Daphne, by the 4
th
Century sculptor Bryaxis.
