| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24002 | Auction date: 7 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 43 Price realized: 4,000 GBP (Approx. 5,116 USD / 4,680 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Seleucid Empire, Antiochos II Theos (261?246 BC) AR Tetradrachm, mint of Myrina, 16.95g. Diademed head of Antiochos I facing right ('rejuvinated' portrait). Rev. ???????? – ???????Y, Herakles, holding club, seated left on rock draped with lion skin, monogram and arrowhead in exergue. (SC Ad116 (same dies); HGC 6, 241b). Pleasing old collection tone. Some edge marks. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare, only one other example recorded. Estimate: 4000 - 5000 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24002 | Auction date: 7 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 42 Price realized: 5,000 GBP (Approx. 6,395 USD / 5,850 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Seleucid Empire, Antiochos I Soter (281?261 BC) AR Tetradrachm, mint of Smyrna, 16.79g. Diademed head of Antiochos I facing right. Rev. ???????? – ???????Y, Apollo, seated left on omphalos, resting hand on bow and testing arrow, ?A and anchor to inner left field. (SC 310.2; HGC 9, 128a; WSM 1492 (same dies)). Extremely Fine. Rare – one of only a handful on CoinArchives. Estimate: 5000 - 6000 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561 | Auction date: 1 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 243 Price realized: 170 USD (Approx. 159 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.61 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; two monograms in exergue. SC 519 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 9, 238h. Toned, rough surfaces. VF. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 313 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.43 g, 6h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing three arrows and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to inner left, monograms above and below arm; at feet, forepart of horse grazing left. SC 607b; HGC 9, 238v. Toned. Good VF. Very rare, only one recorded in ESM (in Berlin), two in CoinArchives. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
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| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 188 | Black | Auction date: 17 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 40 Price realized: 850 EUR (Approx. 934 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Seleukid Kingdom. Myrina. Antiochos II Theos 261-246 BC. Tetradrachm AR 29 mm, 16,84 g Diademed head of Antiochos I to right / Herakles seated to left on rock, lion skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to left, monogram below royal title to lower right, amphora (civic symbol) to outer left. extremely fine SC 505.1a; WSM 1525; HGC 9, 241b. Antiochus II Theos, reigning from 261 to 246 BC in the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, ascended to power unexpectedly after his father's execution of his elder brother. Persistent tensions with Ptolemaic Egypt led him to initiate the Second Syrian War, achieving some gains in Asia Minor. However, the conflict did not significantly alter the power dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean. In 253 BC, facing rebellions, Antiochus II made peace with Ptolemy II, divorcing his first wife Laodice and marrying Ptolemy II's daughter Berenice, with an agreement that their offspring would inherit the Seleucid throne. Despite the settlement, Laodice, although divorced, remained influential and continued political intrigues. In 246 BC, Antiochus II left Berenice and their son in Antioch to reunite with Laodice in Asia Minor, where he suddenly died. His death triggered a succession struggle, known as the Third Syrian War, resulting in disastrous consequences for the Seleucid empire. Antiochus II's limited involvement in the eastern Upper Satrapies allowed the emergence of independent realms like the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and the Parthian Empire. The decline in his coinage in Bactria has been seen as a potential factor contributing to the gradual weakening of ties with the central government during his reign. Starting price: 1 EUR |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 310 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.98 g, 11h). Myrina mint. Diademed head right / Herakles, holding club set on ground, seated left on rock draped with lion's skin; amphora to outer left, monogram in exergue. SC 500.1b; HGC 9, 241b. Toned. VF. Rare mint. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Weise Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 664. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
