Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
Auction 106 4-5 Sep 2018
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Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IX Philopator. Silver Tetradrachm (16.46 g), 114/3-95 BC. Tarsos, 114/3-ca. 112 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos IX right. Reverse: [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY ΦIΛΩΠATOPOΣ, pyramidal garlanded altar with baldachin, beneath which Sandan standing right atop back of horned lion-griffin walking right; in outer left field, two monograms. SC 2348a = CSE 493 (this coin); HGC 9, 1230. Very Rare. Lovely old cabinet tone. Wonderful style. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
From the Lee Rousseau Collection.
In the sale catalogue of the Houghton Collection, Cathy Lorber noted "[the} portrait is a work of exceptional artistry, depicting a keen and thoughtful visage much in contrast to the vacant or fatuous images that normally adorn the coinage of this king. It seems logical that the commissioning of an important artist should have occurred at the outset of the reign, not in the midst of a turbulent civil war.
From the Lee Rousseau Collection.
In the sale catalogue of the Houghton Collection, Cathy Lorber noted "[the} portrait is a work of exceptional artistry, depicting a keen and thoughtful visage much in contrast to the vacant or fatuous images that normally adorn the coinage of this king. It seems logical that the commissioning of an important artist should have occurred at the outset of the reign, not in the midst of a turbulent civil war.