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1783 Seleukid Kingdom. Demetrios II Nikator. Silver Drachm (3.95 g), second reign, 129-125 BC
. Antioch on the Orontes. Diademed head
of Demetrios II right.
Reverse:
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, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in exergue,
and
monogram. SC 2167d; HGC 9, 1127a. Toned.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ............................................................................................................................................................................ $250 - 300
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from Bowers and Ruddy Galleries in the 1970s-1980s.
1784
Seleukid Kingdom. Alexander II Zebinas. Silver Tetr-
adrachm (15.90 g), 128-122 BC
. Antioch on the Orontes.
Diademed head of Alexander II right.
Reverse:
-
, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in
outer left field, monogram; below throne, monogram. SC
2219.3d; HGC 9, 1149d. Toned.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $300 - 350
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in
1983.
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1785 Seleukid Kingdom. Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.48 g), 125-121 BC
. Ptolemaïs (Ake).
Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed and veiled, and Antiochus VIII, diademed, right.
Reverse:
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[
], Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in outer left field, monogram. SC 2271.1; HGC 9, 1182g.
Scarce.
Uni-
form light grey toned. Well struck.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value .......................................................................................................................................................................$1,500 - 2,000
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from Palladium Numismatics in the late 1980s-1990s.