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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 547. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VII 
                                Sidetes. 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.93 gm, 
                                12h). Mallos mint. Estimate $1000 Sold For $1350 


                              SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VII Sidetes. 
                              138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.93 gm, 12h). Mallos 
                              mint. Diademed head right; M/A behind / BASILEWS 
                              ANTIOCOU EUERGETOU, cult statue of Athena 
                              Magarasia facing, arms outstretched, holding spear 
                              tied with fillet in right hand; star over each 
                              shoulder; monogram to left of feet, AS to right of 
                              feet. SNG Spaer -; Houghton, "The Seleucid Mint of 
                              Mallus and the Cult Figure of Athena Magarsia," 
                              Studies Mildenberg, 13-14 var. (A2/P-, reverse die 
                              not recorded); Houghton 507 var. (monograms). Good 
                              VF, light roughness on reverse. Very rare. ($1000)

                              The Temple of Athena at Magarsos, near Mallos, was 
                              an important cultic sanctuary in the Hellenistic 
                              period. The central statue of Athena Magarsia is 
                              known only from the handful of coins that have 
                              survived, and which show a blending of Greek and 
                              eastern motifs.








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