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Lot 4688    Session 17 (11.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Colle    Electrotypes & Copies

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $360

SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus VI, modern gold forgery of a silver drachm, (8.25 g), obv. diademed radiate head of Antiochus VI to right, filleted border, rev. Apollo seated to left on omphalos, holding bow and arrow, to right **BASILEWS ANTIOCOU*, and to left **EPIFANOUS [D]IONUSOU*, plain in exergue, A between legs, (cf.S.7073), modern forgery from the same dies as on Houghton ACNAC 4, 237, Forgery Network [7.41 g]. Extremely fine and a dangerous forgery of an unknown coin type.

Ex I.S. Wright, Sydney, Status Auction Sale 287, May 24, 2012 (lot 5427).

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