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SYRIA. Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VI Dionysos, 144-141 B.C. AR Drachm, Antioch on the Orontes Mint, dated SE 170 (143/2 B.C.). NGC ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
SC-2002.2a; HGC-9, 1036a. Obverse: Radiate and diademed head right; Reverse: Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on bow, seated left on omphalos; Φ between Apollo's feet; OP (date) and ΣTA in exergue. Quite lustrous and vibrant overall, this features an idealized portrait of what NGC has labeled the "infant king." Antiochos was only about 5-6 years old when this coin was struck, and he would die under uncertain circumstances only about a year later.
Estimate: $100.00- $150.00
SC-2002.2a; HGC-9, 1036a. Obverse: Radiate and diademed head right; Reverse: Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on bow, seated left on omphalos; Φ between Apollo's feet; OP (date) and ΣTA in exergue. Quite lustrous and vibrant overall, this features an idealized portrait of what NGC has labeled the "infant king." Antiochos was only about 5-6 years old when this coin was struck, and he would die under uncertain circumstances only about a year later.
Estimate: $100.00- $150.00