Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1687 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $480
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochos VIII, (121-96 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.604 grams), Damascus mint, first reign, issued 117-116 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right, fillet border, rev. Zeus Uranius with crescent above standing to left, holding star and sceptre, on right **BASILEOS and **ANTIOCOU and to left **EPIFANOUS, to left A/B over **FL* monogram, in exergue date CqP = 196 = 117-6 B.C., (cf.S.7143, SNG Israel I (Spaer) 2652-4, Newell LSM 99). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex Spink & Son, with their ticket.
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