COELE-SYRIA, Chalkis ad Libanon. Ptolemaios. Tetrarch, circa 85-40 BC. Æ (20mm, 6.80 g, 12h). Dated SE 240 (73/2 BC). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 611
Lot: 366.

Greek, 12h, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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COELE-SYRIA, Chalkis ad Libanon. Ptolemaios. Tetrarch, circa 85-40 BC. Æ (20mm, 6.80 g, 12h). Dated SE 240 (73/2 BC). Laureate head of Zeus right / The Dioskouroi standing facing, heads turned inward, each holding spear; LMΣ (date) to right. Herman 1; HGC 9, 1439; DCA2 746; Dow, ACTTB, p. 105 (this coin). Dark brown patina, some deposits, cleaning marks. Near VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 213 (1 July 2009), lot 166.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions

Closing Date and Time: 17 June 2026 at 12:01:40 ET.

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