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Auction: 23106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 28: Ancient Coins Featuring the Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 7823

A Trio of Coins from Syria and Mesopotamia, (3): Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios I Soter (162-155/4BC) AR Tetradrachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, dated RY159 (154/3BC), diademed head right, rev. BASILEIOS/DIMITRIOY SOTIROS Tyche seated fully-clothed on backless throne left with winged tritonless support, holding short sceptre and cornucopiae, date in exergue, control monograms to left, 11h, (SC, 1641, 4c) darkly toned, some porosity, well-struck but with softening, good fine to very fine; Parthian Kingdom, Vologases IV (AD147-191), AR Tetradrachm, Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris, c.190, Bearded bust left, wearing double banded diadem and tiara, behind, B, rev. BASILEIOS/BASILEION/ARSAKOI /OLAGASOI/DIKAIOY/EPIPHANOIS/PHILLELINOS, king enthroned left, receiving a diadem from Tyche left, above, BF (year), (Sellwood, 84.125) toned, good fine to very fine; Roman Empire, Elagabalus, Provincial, BI Tetradrahcm, Antioch, c.219, AVT K M A ANTONINOS SEV laureate and diademed bust right, drapery at far shoulder, rev. DIMARK X VLATOS TO V Eagle standing facing, head right with wreath in beak, star between legs D-E across upper fields, 12h, (Prieur, 254; McAlee, 761) considerable oxidising to obverse, otherwise good fine, (3).

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