SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XII Dionysos. 87/6-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.08 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 226 (86/5 BC). Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 532. Estimated: $ 3 000

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XII Dionysos. 87/6-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.08 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 226 (86/5 BC). Diademed head right; fillet border / BΛCIΛEΩC ΛNTIOXOV EΠIΦΛNOVC ΦIΛOΠΛTOPOC KΛΛΛINIKOV, cult image of Hadad, holding grain ear in right hand, standing facing on double basis; two bull foreparts flanking legs; monogram to outer left, monogram and ςKΣ (date) in exergue. SC 2471.1 corr. (date); HHV 1 corr. (same; A1/P– [unlisted rev. die], incorrectly labelled no. 8 on the plate) = Houghton & Spaer 7 corr. (A7/P– [unlisted rev. die]) = LSM 134 corr. (same); HGC 9, 1324; DCA 309. Lightly toned, roughness and smoothing on obverse, some doubling on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 6 October 2022 at 2 PM ET.

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