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Nomos 21

21 November 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 850 CHF
Hammer Price:  950 CHF
Lot 246

SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27.5 mm, 16.80 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, Ο. SC 2166/2c. SMA 320. Attractively toned, with a superb portrait, well-struck on an oval flan. Some striking flatness, otherwise, 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: 3 Jul 2025, 06:07:21 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:950 CHF
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