341, Lot: 5. Estimate $150. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Damascus (as Demetrias?). Circa 95-85 BC. Æ (21.5mm, 8.35 g, 12h). Laureate head (of Apollo?) right / Zeus standing left, holding scepter, within wreath. De Saulcy 4; BMC 3-5; SNG München –; HGC 9, 1460. Near EF, green and red patina, light smoothing/cleaning scratches on obverse. Excellent for this scarcer issue.

From the J.S. Wagner Collection.