Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3659 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $150
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SOLD $300
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Demetrios I Soter, (162-150 B.C.), silver drachm (4.01 g), Ekbatana mint, struck 152-151 B.C., obv. Diademed head right dotted border; diadems falling straight behind, rev. Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, **BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU SWTHROS* around, in extreme left field **AXR* (date SE 161) and **QEO*, in extreme right field **FILIP*, (cf.S.7017, A. Houghton, "The Chronology of the Later Coinage of Demetrius I at Ecbatana" in "Four Seleucid Notes," AJN 5-6 (1993-94), SC 1737.3, SNG Spaer 1384, HGC 9, 803a). Toned, slightly double struck, otherwise good very fine/very fine, scarce.
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