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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 42 | Auction date: 27 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 849 Price realized: 3,800 CHF (Approx. 4,696 USD / 4,122 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. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII, 126/5-121/0 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.67 g, 12 h), Ake-Ptolemais, circa 125/4. Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing stephane, and Antiochos VIII, diademed, to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ / ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ / ΘEAΣ - ΚΑΙ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ[Υ] Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left; to outer left, monogram. CSE 804. K. Ehling and L. Rutten: Konstantin der Große - Licinius I. - Maximinus Daia. Triarchie ohne Hierarchie, in: JNG 74 (2024), p. 99, 12 and pl. I, 12 (this coin). LSM 8. SC 2271.1. Beautifully toned and featuring a magnificent dynastic double-portrait of mother and son. Nearly extremely fine. From the Basileiai Hellēnikai Collection of Exceptional Tetradrachms, Leu 17, 31 May 2025, 323, ex Münzen & Medaillen AG 95, 4 October 2004, 72. Kleopatra Thea went down in history as one of the most ambitious and ruthless Seleukid queens. A daughter of Ptolemy VI Philometor and his sister-wife Kleopatra II, she was married to no fewer than three Seleukid kings: Alexander Balas, Demetrios II, and Antiochos VII Sidetes - the latter two being brothers. Antiochos VII died in 129 BC while campaigning against the Parthians, while Demetrios II, who had spent ten years as a Parthian captive, was murdered by his former wife Kleopatra after his defeat against Alexander II Zabinas in 126 BC. The cold-blooded queen then ruled alone for a brief period before accepting her second son by Demetrios II, Antiochos VIII, as co-ruler in 126/5 BC. But the apple never falls far from the tree - just a few years later, in 121 BC, the young king allegedly forced his own mother to drink the poisoned wine she had intended for him. What a lovely family! 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: 1000 CHF |  |
