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CNG Feature Auction 114

Lot nuber 404

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.89 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue.


CNG Feature Auction 114
Lot: 404.
 Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.89 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1885.1 (this coin referenced); Mørkholm, Posthumous –; HGC 9, 744. Attractively toned. EF. Extremely rare issue without date or monogram.

From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise Inventory Y04019 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

In the final year of Alexander I Balas' reign, Demetrios II Nikator, seeking to avenge the death of his father, Demetrios I Soter, advanced on Alexander from Cilicia, supported by troops of Ptolemy VI of Egypt that advanced from Palestine. Alexander fled from Antioch to rally his forces at a chosen location to the east. Between this time and the arrival of Demetrios' forces, Antioch struck a very short series of tetradrachms and drachms in the name of Antiochos IV. A number of the tetradrachms are dated, confirming this chronology. Although the drachms are undated, they also carry the three-line legend and "older" portrait style of the tetradrachms, both of which are not found in the lifetime issues of Antiochos. While the chronology is certain, the purpose of the issue remains unknown.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 114 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2020. This lot is in Session 2, which begins 13 May 2020 at 2 PM ET.

UPDATE: As the CNG staff and many of our clients remain under social distancing and other restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNG 114 will be held as an internet only auction. The sale will take place as scheduled on 13-14 May 2020.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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