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Auction 88  8 October 2015
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Lot 439

Estimate: 5000 CHF
Price realized: 8500 CHF
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Auction 88 Part I
Greek Coins
Seleucid Kings of Syria, Antiochus I Soter, 294 – 261

Tetradrachm, Pergamum under Philetarus circa 280-274, AR 16.80 g. Head of Heracles r., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ – ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ Zeus seated l. on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; in inner field l., head of Athena r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet and beneath throne, crescent. MCClean 9238. Newell. ANSNNM 76, 3 and pl. IV, 3. WSM 1532. SC 308b.
A portrait of masterly style struck in high relief on a full flan, wonderful
old cabinet tone and good extremely fine

Ex M&M 41, 1970, 278 and Leu 65, 1996, 235 sales.



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