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Lot nuber 171

SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Adelphoi Demi (Tetrapolis). Mid 2nd century BC. Æ (22mm, 7.47 g, 6h). Dated SE 165 (148/7 BC).


Electronic Auction 506
Lot: 171.
 Estimated: $ 75

Greek, Bronze

Sold For $ 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Adelphoi Demi (Tetrapolis). Mid 2nd century BC. Æ (22mm, 7.47 g, 6h). Dated SE 165 (148/7 BC). Laureate head of Zeus right / Winged thunderbolt; monogram to left, EΞP (date) and monogram to right; all within wreath. HGC 9, 1396; SNG Copenhagen 397; BMC 6-7. Glossy black patina. VF. Very rare.

From the Richard L. Horst Collection.

This issue was struck for the Tetrapolis of Seleukis, composed of Antioch on the Orontes, Apameia on the Orontes, Laodikeia ad Mare, and Seleukeia Pieria, which was mentioned by Strabo (XVI 2,4).

Closing Date and Time: 15 December 2021 at 10:56:40 ET.