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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 555. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Demetrios I 
                                Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.88 gm, 
                                9h). Susa mint. BID Estimate $300  

                              SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Demetrios I Soter. 
                              162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.88 gm, 9h). Susa 
                              mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios seated 
                              left on omphalos; monogram to outer left, AN in 
                              exergue. SNG Spaer 1367 var. (same dies; AN cut 
                              over DI in die); Houghton 1071 = P. Strauss, "Un 
                              trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de 
                              Suse," RN 1971, 62 (this coin). VF, toned, light 
                              die shift and minor flan flaws on obverse. ($300)

                              From the Arthur Houghton Collection.








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High bid of $280, $322 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €226.8, £154, C$350, A$364, on June 8, 2005.

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