Ancients
SELEUCID KINGDOM. Demetrius II Nicator, first reign (146-138 BC). AR tetradrachm (14.30 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5. Tyre, dated SE 168 (145/4BC). Diademed and draped bust of Antiochus right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔEMETRIOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm frond behind; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, monogram above ΘΣΡ (date); monogram between legs. HGC 9, 970. Minor flan flaw on eagle's neck, otherwise crisply struck with a high-relief portrait.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 400-500 USD