Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 928. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002.  Sold For $288. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Seleukid Kings. Antiochos VIII. First Reign. 121-113 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.26 gm). Antioch mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Oranios standing left, holding star and sceptre; IE/A to left, F below. SNG Spaer 2499 var. (same obverse die, different letter on reverse); Newell, SMA, 377; Houghton, CSE, -. Good VF. Lot also includes an Antioch mint Philip Philadelphos Tetradrachm (15.61 gm). Diademed head of Philip right / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; N left, monogram under throne. SNG Spaer 2803-2804; Newell, SMA 441; Houghton, CSE 394. Good VF, lightly porous. Two (2) coins in lot. ($300)