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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 42 | Auction date: 27 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 807 Price realized: 2,400 CHF (Approx. 2,966 USD / 2,603 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 I Soter, 162-150 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.82 g, 12 h), Antiochia on the Orontes, circa 162-155/4. Diademed head of Demetrios I to right within laurel wreath. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΔHMHTPIOY Tyche, holding scepter in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; to left, monogram of AΠ. SC 1638.1g. SMA 95. Lightly toned and with an exceptionally fine aged portrait. The obverse struck somewhat off center and with some discoloration and deposits on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine. From the Basileiai Hellēnikai Collection of Exceptional Tetradrachms, Leu 17, 31 May 2025, 313, from the collection of Dr. Eckhard Plümacher, Peus 431, 27 April 2022, 3310 (with collector's ticket), and ex Kricheldorf 47, 29 July 2002, 122. The portrait of Demetrios I on this portrait is remarkable - he appears frowning, with a gaunt face and a prominent Adam's apple, an age-worn portrait marked by worry, almost reminiscent of the famous hollow portraits of Julius Caesar from 44 BC. This lot can be shipped to a US address. When delivered in Switzerland, this item is subjected to margin taxation in accordance with Art. 24a MWSTG (Swiss VAT Act), provided that the buyer is not registered for VAT. Starting price: 250 CHF |  |
