★ A rare tetradrachm of Apodakos ★

KINGS OF CHARACENE. Apodakos, circa 110/09-104/03 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 15.61 g, 12 h), Charax-Spasinu, SE 207 = 106/5. Diademed head of Apodakos to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΓΓΟΔΑΚ[ΟΥ] (sic!) Herakles seated left, holding club set on his knee with his right hand and leaning left on rock draped with lion skin; in exergue, ΖΣ. Alram 496.1 var. (slightly differing obverse). P. Pasmans: De Zilveren Muntslag op Naam van Hyspaosines (132/1-121/0 v.Chr.) en Zijn Opvolger Apodakos (112/1-103/2 v.Chr.), Koningen van Characene: in Diestse Studiekring voor Numismatiek, Jubileumboek 2006-2021 (Numismatische Studies 3), 50 ( this coin ). Sunrise -. Rare. Harshly cleaned and with traces of overstriking on the reverse, otherwise, nearly very fine.

From a North American collection.