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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 585. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Demetrios II 
                                Nikator. Second reign, 130-125 BC. AR 
                                Tetradrachm (16.41 gm, 12h). Tarsos mint. BID 
                                Estimate $300  

                              SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator. 
                              Second reign, 130-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.41 
                              gm, 12h). Tarsos mint. Diademed head right / Zeus 
                              Nikephoros seated left; two monograms to outer 
                              left. SNG Spaer -; Houghton 480 = Houghton, 
                              Second, p. 112, dies A1/P1 (this coin). Good VF, 
                              dark iridescent toning, light graffiti in obverse 
                              field. Rare beardless portrait in second reign. 
                              ($300)

                              From the Arthur Houghton Collection.








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High bid of $600, $690 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €486, £330, C$750, A$780, on June 8, 2005.

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