Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4385 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Collec Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $440
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Alexander I Balas, (150-145 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.79 g), Antioch on the Orontes mint, dated year 163 = 150-149 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander I to right, filleted border, rev. Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike and sceptre, on right, **BASILEWS ALEXANDROU* and to left **QEOPATOROS EUERGETOU*, cornucopiae on far left, under throne date **GXR* and monogram **HARK*, (cf.S.7030, HGC 875a, SC 1781.3d, cf.ACNAC Houghton 174, cf.BMC 8, Newell 136). Well centred, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Ex I.S. Wright, Sydney, Status Auction Sale 287, May 24, 2012 (lot 5426).
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