419, Lot: 212. Estimate $150. 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 (26.5mm, 9.90 g, 12h). Askelon 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 272. VF, toned, rough surfaces.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.