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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 24

Trio of Hellenistic Drachmae (3): i) Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios I Soter (162-150 BC) AR Drachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes 153 BC, diademed head of Demetrios I right, rev. BASILEOS DEMETRIOY SOTEROS, cornucopia, monograms inner right at date mark XR (year 160), 4.12g (SC 1642), large flan, toned, very fine; Kingdom of Cappadocia (2): ii) Ariarathes V (163-130 BC) AR Drachm, Eusebia under Mount Mount Argaios, dated year 33 = 131/130 BC, Diademed head right rev. BASILEOS ARIARATHOY EUSEBOUS Athena Nikephoros standing left with shield and spear, monograms to inner and outer left and outer right, datemark in exergue, 4.21g (HGC 7, 811. Simonetta, Coins, 17a corr. ('Ariarathes IV')) Toned, good very fine; iii) Ariobarzanes I (95-63 BC) AR Drachm, dated year 2 = 95-94 BC, Diademed head right rev. BASILEOS ARIOBARZANOUS PHILOROMAIOY Athena Nikephoros standing left with shield and spear, TH above M to left field, E to right field, 4.21g (HGC 7, 846; Simonetta (2007), S. 90, 6) toned very fine to good very fine; (3).

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