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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1786 Seleukid Kingdom. Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.33 g), 125-121 BC
. Damascus, SE 192
(121/0 BC). 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; below throne,
; in exergue,
date (BqP). SC 2267.2c; HGC 9, 1182c. Lightly toned.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - 1,300
Purchased from Pegasi Numismatics, includes their ticket.
1787
Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Silver Tet-
radrachm (16.40 g), sole reign, 121/0-97/6 BC
. Antioch
on the Orontes, 121/0-113 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos
VIII right.
Reverse:
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Zeus Ouranios standing facing, head left, holding star and scep-
ter; to outer left, IE above A; to inner right, A; all within laurel
wreath. SC 2298.2f; HGC 9, 1197e. Lovely delicate iridescent
tone.
Superb Extremely Fine
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Estimate Value ......................................................$300 - 350
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from Jacques
Schulman N.V., Amsterdam in the 1970s-1980s.
1788
5-piece lot of Seleukid Silver Drachms, all certified by
NGC.
. Includes:
Demetrios I Soter. NGC AU; Alexander I
Balas. NGC EF; Antiochos VI Dionysos. NGC EF; Deme-
trios II Nikator. NGC EF (2 examples).
Each encapsulated.
Lot of 5 coins.
Estimate Value ................................................ $1,500 - 1,800
Enlargement
1789 Phoenicia, Arados. Uncertain king. Silver Stater (10.33 g), ca. 380-351/0 BC
. Laureate head of Ba' al-Arwad right.
Reverse:
' MA' above,
Phoenician pentekonter right over three waves; all in pelleted square border within shallow incuse square. Betlyon 10; HGC 10, 29 corr. Nicely
toned.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$400 - 500
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1986.