Apparently Unique Istros Mint Antiochos II
Published in “Black Sea” Hoard
CNG 109, Lot: 226. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.03 g, 12h). Istros mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monogram to inner left, IΣ in exergue. Cf. SC 485; HGC 9, 236b; Black Sea Hoard 413 (
this coin, illustrated). Good VF, toned, some die wear, minor marks on obverse. Apparently unique.
From the MNL Collection, purchased from Vilmar Numismatics, January 2013. Ex “Black Sea” Hoard, 414.