367, Lot: 257. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 10.25 g, 12h). Askalon mint. Dated SE 197 (116/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond behind; to left, AΣ above dove standing left above monogram; Z(koppa)P (date) to right. SC 2339.5; HGC 9, 1203; DCA 273. Fine, toned, roughness, large flan flaw on reverse. Rare.