SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XII Dionysos. 87/6-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.08 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 226 (86/5 BC). Good VF.CNG Feature Auction 121 Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XII Dionysos. 87/6-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.08 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 226 (86/5 BC). Diademed head right; fillet border / BΛCIΛEΩC ΛNTIOXOV EΠIΦΛNOVC ΦIΛOΠΛTOPOC KΛΛΛINIKOV, cult image of Hadad, holding grain ear in right hand, standing facing on double basis; two bull foreparts flanking legs; monogram to outer left, monogram and ςKΣ (date) in exergue. SC 2471.1 corr. (date); HHV 1 corr. (same; A1/P– [unlisted rev. die], incorrectly labelled no. 8 on the plate) = Houghton & Spaer 7 corr. (A7/P– [unlisted rev. die]) = LSM 134 corr. (same); HGC 9, 1324; DCA 309. Lightly toned, roughness and smoothing on obverse, some doubling on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. |