Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1685 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $400
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Demetrius I, (162-150 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.588 grams), Antioch mint, issued 162-156 B.C., obv. diademed head of Demetrius to right within laurel wreath border, rev. Tyche seated to left with leg of throne in form of a winged monster, holds sceptre and cornucopiae, to right **BASILEWS, to left **DHMHTRIOU, monogram in exergue of **PI*, (S.7014, SMA Newell 84, BMC 34). Very fine.
Ex Superior Auctions December 9, 1994 (lot 793) and Noble Numismatics Sale 54 (lot 1760).
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