| Bruun Rasmussen > Auction 920 | Auction date: 30 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 219 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancient coins Greece The Hellenistic Monarchies Seleucid Kingdom Cleopatra I and Antiochos VIII, Tetradrachm, Ake-Ptolemais (Acre), 126-120 BC, SC 2271.1, Boston MFA 2182, HGC 9, Hoover 1182g 15.89 g - rich old-cabinet toning The conjoined portraits on the obverse show Cleopatra Thea ("the Godess") with her son Antiochos Gryphos ("hook-nose") who jointly ruled Syria following the death of Demetrius II. In 121 BC Antiochos had her mother poisened to obtain sole rulership. EF Starting price: 7000 DKK |  |
