SYRIA, Seleukid Kings. Demetrios II. Second Reign, 130-125 BC. AR 
      Tetradrachm (16.60 gm). Antioch mint. Diademed and bearded head of 
      Demetrios right / BASILEWS ­HMHTPIOY right, QEOU NIKA-TOROS left, Zeus 
      enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand, lotus-tipped sceptre in left; 
      X outer left, O under throne. SNG Spaer 2162; Newell, SMA, 320; Houghton, 
      CSE, 289 (this coin). EF, lovely iridescent toning, small flan crack and 
      some light roughness on the reverse. ($1000) From the Robert Schonwalter 
      Collection. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1502.
 
 Lot sold for $1600, plus buyers fees.

By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.