289, Lot: 148. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.16 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck circa 109-96 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; two monograms to outer left, monogram below throne; all within laurel wreath. SC 2309.2d; HGC 9, 1200. In NGC encapsulation graded VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5. Toned, minor deposits on reverse.