Rare Tryphon Tetradrachm

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 796. Estimate $4000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Tryphon. Circa 142-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.79 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Diademed head right / Macedonian cavalry helmet within oak wreath. SNG Spaer 1822 var. (no monogram); SMA 264. Good VF, small scrape on obverse.

From the Arthur Houghton Collection.