SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Phoenician standard. Sidon mint. Dated SE 169 (144/3 BC). Near VF.

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Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Phoenician standard. Sidon mint. Dated SE 169 (144/3 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left, palm frond over far shoulder; to left, ΘΞP (date) above monogram; to right, ΣIΔ[Ω above aphlaston]. SC 1954.3a; HGC 9, 969. Patches of find patina, horn silver, roughness, cleaning scratches. Near VF.

From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins.


Closing Date and Time: 14 June 2023 at 11:03:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.