74, Lot: 37. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IV. 175-165/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.28 gm). Diademed head right / Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and sceptre; monogram in exergue. SNG Spaer -; SMA 54. Lightly toned, nice VF.

The control in the exergue is meant to be a monogram composed of the letters DI. However, the engraver either mistook the monogram or else crudely engraved it such that it appears as the letter F.