| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.64 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to inner left, ZΞP (date) and monogram in exergue. SC 1885.3; Mørkholm, Posthumous 2 (A1/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 744; DCA2 37. Light iridescent tone, a few marks on obverse. EF. Struck from fresh dies. Extremely rare, only the BN piece published (Babelon, Rois 987), one additional in CoinArchives (Künker 304, lot 633). Ex Heritage Europe 78 (23 May 23 2023), lot 4887; Giessener Münzhandlung 90 (12 October 1998), lot 461. 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, which is confirmed by the dated tetradrachm issues. While the chronology is certain, the purpose of the issue remains unknown. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
