SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.48 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 145-July 141 BC. Good VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5380. Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.48 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 145-July 141 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; monogram in exergue. SC 1984.1; HGC 9, 967; Pitchfork 73 (this coin). Lovely iridescent tone, slight die shift, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 566; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 417; Münzen und Medaillen AG 32 (20 October 1966), lot 146.


Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 12:06:20 ET.



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