SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. Æ (22.5mm, 11.90 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 146-145 BC. VF.

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Lot: 388.

Greek, 12h, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. Æ (22.5mm, 11.90 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 146-145 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; [control mark(s) in exergue]. Cf. SC 1912; HGC 9, 992; Dow, ACTTB, p. 117 (this coin). Earthen dark green-brown patina. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J. S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 200, 3 December 2008), lot 126.

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 12:09:00 ET.

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