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SELEUCID KINGDOM. Demetrius I Soter (161-150 BC) with Laodice IV or V. AR tetradrachm (28mm, 16.20 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5. Seleucia on the Tigris. Jugate busts right of Demetrius I, diademed, diadem ends falling straight behind, and Laodice IV or V, draped and wearing stephane; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ, Tyche seated left on backless throne with winged Tritoness support right, short scepter in right hand, cornucopia in left; HP monogram and upright palm branch in outer left field, dotted border. SC 1689.1. HGC 9, 799. Extremely rare.
There is some ambiguity in the description of the queen on the obverse of this issue, with the holder listing Laodice IV and HGC describing Laodice V. Laodice IV was married three times, all to her brothers - Antiochus, Seleucus IV Philopater, and Antiochus IV Epiphanes. She bore six children, including Demetrius I Soter and Laodice V. Laodice V was married to Perseus of the Macedonian Kingdom and possibly married Demetrius I after Perseus was defeated, but it is uncertain. What is certain is that Demetrius I's wife was named Laodice and bore him three children - Demetrius II Nicator, Antiochus VII Sidetes, and Antigonus.
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Estimate: 8000-12000 USD
SELEUCID KINGDOM. Demetrius I Soter (161-150 BC) with Laodice IV or V. AR tetradrachm (28mm, 16.20 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5. Seleucia on the Tigris. Jugate busts right of Demetrius I, diademed, diadem ends falling straight behind, and Laodice IV or V, draped and wearing stephane; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ, Tyche seated left on backless throne with winged Tritoness support right, short scepter in right hand, cornucopia in left; HP monogram and upright palm branch in outer left field, dotted border. SC 1689.1. HGC 9, 799. Extremely rare.
There is some ambiguity in the description of the queen on the obverse of this issue, with the holder listing Laodice IV and HGC describing Laodice V. Laodice IV was married three times, all to her brothers - Antiochus, Seleucus IV Philopater, and Antiochus IV Epiphanes. She bore six children, including Demetrius I Soter and Laodice V. Laodice V was married to Perseus of the Macedonian Kingdom and possibly married Demetrius I after Perseus was defeated, but it is uncertain. What is certain is that Demetrius I's wife was named Laodice and bore him three children - Demetrius II Nicator, Antiochus VII Sidetes, and Antigonus.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 8000-12000 USD