| Davissons, Ltd. > Auction 43 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 75 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 B.C. Æ. 17.31 gm. 24.5 mm. Uncertain mint 83, probably in northern Syria. Head of lion left / Head of boar right; monogram to left; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ. SC 1660d. HGC 9, 823. Good Very Fine; earthen repatination. Attractive example of a dramatic type. Very Rare. From a private North American collection. "The Seleukid Empire was the largest of the successor states carved from the short-lived empire of Alexander the Great, and arguably the most culturally diverse. Over nearly two and a half centuries it produced an astonishing volume and variety of coinage...from mints scattered across its vast expanse." (Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue, Volume I, by Arthur Houghton and Catharine Lorber with Brian Kritt.) Estimate: 375 USD |  |
