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Auction 18  5 May 2019
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Lot 261

Estimate: 2000 CHF
Price realized: 1600 CHF
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KINGS OF ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires V, circa 54/3-33/2 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 14.60 g, 12 h), Seleukia-on-the-Hedyphon, mid to late 40s. Diademed, bearded, and draped bust of Kamnaskires V to left, wearing circular earring and torc; behind bust to right, star above anchor. Rev. BΑCΙΛЄΩC ΚΑΠΝΑCΚΙΡΟΥ ΟY ΒΑCΙΛЄΩC KΑΠΝΑCΚ (='King Kamnaskires son of King Kamnaskires') Diademed and bearded head of Kamnaskires IV to left, wearing torc. Alram 464. Sunrise 479. van 't Haaff 1-7. With an imposing and exotically 'foreign' portrait; of exceptional quality, very well struck with a perfectly centered obverse struck in high relief. Date off the flan, otherwise, extremely fine.
Ex Heritage 3054, 7 April 2017, 30158 (but with a speculative date of 267, for which there was no evidence, and with an estimate of $4000-5000!).

Removed from an NGC encapsulation, where it was graded as 'choice AU, 5/5-3/5'.
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