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Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 584. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
2005. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VII 
Euergetes. 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.65 gm, 
1h). Mallos mint. BID Estimate $500  

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VII Euergetes. 
138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.65 gm, 1h). Mallos 
mint. Diademed head right; M/A to left / Cult 
statue of Athena Magarsia facing; EP and AS 
flanking feet. SNG Spaer -; Houghton, Mallus 13 
var. (A2/P-; monogram not EP). VF, some roughness. 
Very rare and an unpublished variety. ($500)

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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High bid of $700, $805 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €567, £385, C$875, A$910, on June 8, 2005.

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