Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 597. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $198. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IX Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114-95 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.79 gm, 12h). Antioch mint, third reign, circa 97-96/5 BC. Diademed head right / Nike advancing left; monogram and uncertain letter to outer left. SNG Spaer 2711 (same obv. die); Houghton 360 (this coin). Good VF, dark iridescent tone, minor porosity. Rare denomination. ($300)

From the Arthur Houghton Collection.