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Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 583. Closing Date: Jun 08, 2005. 

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VII Euergetes. 
138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.30 gm, 12h). Mallos 
mint. 

Diademed head right; M behind head.
Cult statue of Athena Magarsia facing; monograms at lower
left and right. 

SC 2059; Hoover 1072

VF, minor roughness, flat strike in center of reverse. 

The Temple of Athena at Magarsos, near Mallos, was 
an important cult 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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High bid of $500, $575 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €405, £275, C$625, A$650, on June 8, 2005.

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