Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 107    18–20 Nov 2014   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 3345    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 20th November)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $450

SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus VII Euergetes (Sidetes), (138-129 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, Antioch Mint, (16.85 g), obv. Diademed head of Antiochus VII to right, with filleted border around, rev. Athena standing to l., holding Nike, spear and shield, to left in field near laurel wreath. **DI* monogram, over A, to right of figure but to left of legend AI (engraved over the letter O), to left, **BASILEWS* ANTIOXOY, to left **EUER GETOU*, all within laurel wreath, (cf.S.7092, SC 2061.4h/c [p.364 interesting overstrike], Kessab hoard 77 [30.77, p.97, Pl.34], cf.SMA Newell No. 286 [p.75], cf.BMC 27 [p.71], cf.BN 1133 [p.148], cf.SNG Israel I,(Spaer) 1860 [p.252, PL.121]). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.

The Kessab Hoard (1952) in Tresors Du Levant, Anciens et Nouveaux by Henri Seyrig (1973), Hoard No.30 has 1 specimen of this variety (p.97) and seems to be the only published example.

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