Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3343 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $700
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Demetrius II first reign, (145-138 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.402 grams), Seleucia on Tigris mint, issued period 145-138 B.C., obv. diademed head of Demetrius II to right within filleted border, rev. Tyche seated to left with leg of throne a winged monster, holds sceptre and cornucopiae, to right **[B]ASILEWS DHMHTRIOU, to left **FILADELFOU NIKATOROS, in exergue monogram AY, (S.7051 [£400], SNG Israel I (Spaer) 1752, ACNAC Houghton 1010, SNG Lockett 3151, BMC 18, [p.50, Pl.XVIII, 2], Babelon Pl.XIX, 3). Very rare reverse type, slightly off centred, otherwise very fine.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 61 (lot 2663), a similar example in Noble Numismatics Sale 60 realised $840.
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