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№ 401

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3 June 2020

Hammer Price:
£140

Greek Coinages, SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Demetrios I, Tetradrachm, Antioch on the Orontes, yr 160 [153-2], diademed bust right within laurel wreath, rev. βασιλεωσ δημητριου σωτηποσ, Tyche seated left on backless throne decorated with winged Tritoness, holding short sceptre and cornucopia, m above h in left field, χρ in exergue, 15.83g (SC 1641.5; cf. BMC 11). Good very fine and lightly toned, but the edges hammered in £80-£100

Provenance: DNW Auction 45, 1 March 2000, lot 28