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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 176

Kingdom of Baktria, Antimachos I (c. 180-165 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Baktra, diademed and draped bust right, wearing flat-topped Kausia, rev. BASILEOS/ANTIOXOY Poseidon standing facing, nude to the waist, holding long trident in his right hand and filleted palm branch in left, monogram to lower right, (Bopearachchi 1D; Mitchener 124b), beautifully-struck upon a broad flan, detailed and perfectly centred with a stellar portrait, lustrous and attractive, extremely fine

PROVENANCE

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2000, 40, 'a superb coin with a magnificent portrait, extremely fine to good extremely fine' - £2,500

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Sold for
£2,900

Starting price
£2000