149, Lot: 106. Estimate $150. Sold for $308. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.10 g). Antioch mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow; monogram between legs, OP (date) and STA in exergue. SNG Spaer 1765; Newell, SMA 248. Good VF, lightly toned, without the flan crack usually seen on this issue. Nice compact style.

From the Harry Strickhausen Collection.