Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
Lot number: 1134 Price realized: 1,200 CHF (Approx. 1,362 USD / 1,259 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: SELEUKID KINGS. Demetrios II Nikator, first reign, 146-138 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 14.06 g, 12 h), Ptolemaic standard. Tyros, SE 169 = 144/3. Diademed and draped bust of Demetrios II to right. Rev. ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΔHMHTPIOY Eagle, wings closed, standing left on prow; behind, palm frond; in field to left, club surmounted by city monogram; in field to right, ΘΞP above monogram. SC 1959.3b. Beautifully toned and well struck, with a particularly elegant portrait of the young king. Some light marks on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Tradart, 8 November 1992, 129. Starting price: 250 CHF |