SELEUCID KINGDOM. Demetrius II Nicator, first reign (146/5-138 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.21 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Antioch, dated Seleucid Era 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed head of Demetrius II right, diadem ends falling straight behind; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔEMETRIOY / ΘEOY / ΦIΛAΔ-EΛΦOY / NIKA-TOPOΣ, Apollo seated left on omphalus, testing arrow in right hand, left hand on grounded bow with grip marked by two pellets; palm branch upward to outer left, ΠA monogram to inner left; ꞮΞP (date) and XAP monogram in exergue. SC 1906.5a.
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Price realized | 550 USD |
Starting price | 150 USD |
Estimate | 300 USD |