SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.98 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 129-128 BC.

Triton XXV
Lot: 330. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.98 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 129-128 BC. Diademed head right / [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΘEOY [N]IKATOPO[Σ], Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Ξ to outer left, Δ below throne. SC 2168.2a; Schwei Group 9, 38 (a4/p23) = Sunrise 214 (this coin); SMA 323; HGC 9, 1127a. Hairline flan crack. Good VF. Very rare.

From the TAB Collection. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 177; Peus 351 (25 April 1997), lot 304; Numismatic Fine Arts XX (9 November 1988), lot 790.


The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session One – Greek Coinage (Part 1) will be held Tuesday morning, 11 January 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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