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| Lot: 051 Category: Ancient Coins |
| Description: Ancient Greece Kingdom of Syria AR Tetradrachm Cleopatra Thea and Antiochus VIII (125-121 B.C.). Ake-Ptolemais mint, dated by Newell to 125 BC. (cf.S.7135, SC 2271.1, LSM 8, cf.Houghton 722 var., Newell 8 [Pl.II, ANS NNM 84], HGC 9, 1182g). Obverse: conjoined heads to right, Cleopatra veiled and diademed and her son Anthiochus VIII, filleted border. Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros enthroned holding Nike and sceptre, to right [BAS]ILIS[SHS] / KLEOPATRAS / QEAS in left field KAI / BASILEWS / ANTIOCOU, U/S monogram in left field. Ex Spink London S 120 July 1997 (Lot 99), Dr L.J Sherwin Collection, I.S Wright (Wynyard) May 1999 and Nobles S 127 Sep 2021 (Lot 4285). Superb style and rare. gVF/aEF |
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