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Nomos 21

21 November 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 750 CHF
Hammer Price:  2600 CHF
Lot 245

SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 16.79 g, 1 h), Antioch, 129-128. Diademed head of Demetrios II to right, with full beard; around, fillet border. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ / ΘΕΟΥ - ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ Zeus, draped from the waist, seated to left on high-backed throne, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; in outer left field, Ξ; below throne, Δ. SC 2166/2a. SMA 321. Attractively toned, with a superb portrait and very well-struck on an oval flan. Extremely fine.

From the collection of W. Belser, Zürich, prior to 1965, and that of his son, acquired in the early 1970s.

Online bidding closes: 21 Nov 2020, 11:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 1 Jul 2025, 02:32:05 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2600 CHF
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