Rare Tryphon Tetradrachm

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 3093. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $2785. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Tryphon. Circa 142-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.89 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Diademed head right / Macedonian cavalry helmet within oak wreath. SNG Spaer 1822; SMA 263. VF, toned, spot of striking weakness at high points, somewhat rough surfaces. Rare.

From the John A. Seeger Collection.