SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.80 g, 12h). "ΔI mint" in southern or eastern Syria. Struck circa 202-187 BC. Diademed head right (Type Ciii); ΔI to left / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ΔI in exergue. SC 1110a; HGC 9, 447y. Lightly toned, a little horn silver on obverse. Good VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.74 g, 12h). "ΔI mint" in southern or eastern Syria. Struck circa 202-187 BC. Diademed head right (Type Ciii); ΔI to left / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monogram to outer right, IΔ in exergue. SC 1110b; HGC 9, 447y. Faintly toned, light granularity and flan flaws on obverse. VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. Æ (24mm, 7.13 g, 02h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left / Apollo standing left, holding arrow and bow; monograms to outer left and right. SC 1176; HGC 9, 473. Dark green-brown surfaces, minor deposits, minor flan flaws on reverse. Good Fine. Rare.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.05 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck 162-155/4 BC. Diademed head right within wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; monogram to outer left. SC 1638.1n; HGC 9, 795f. Faintly toned, traces of fine patina, some horn silver, cleaning scratches. VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.18 g, 6h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; KΛ downward to outer right. SC 1735.1; HGC 9, 803a. Traces of find patina, struck with worn obverse die. Near VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.21 g, 4h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos. SC 1735.3b; HGC 9, 803a. Traces of find patina, struck with worn obverse die, light scratch on reverse. VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4..07 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos. SC 1735.3e; HGC 9, 803a. Toned, light deposits, some die wear and minor flan flaw on obverse. Good VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.90 g, 11h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos. SC 1735.3f; HGC 9, 803a. Lightly toned, minor die wear. Near EF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 32 (26 May 2010), lot 182l; Münzen und Medaillen FPL 552 (March 1992), no. 29.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.08 g, 3h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos. SC 1735.3f; HGC 9, 803a. Lightly toned, some die wear, faint cleaning scratches. Near VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.02 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 145-141 BC. Diademed head right; monogram to left / Zeus Nikephoros seated left. SC 1986.1; HGC 9, 984. Iridescent tone, some weakness to strike. VF. From the Weise Colelction. Ex Peus 372 (30 October 2002), lot 555.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.30 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, monogram above A; all within wreath. SC 2061.1h; Lorber, Die, Phase 1, Group 2, 193 (obv. die A282); HGC 9, 1067d. Lightly toned, a few tiny flan flaws, some hairline scratches on obverse. VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.29 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, monogram above Π above A; all within wreath. SC 2061.1j; Lorber, Die, Phase 1, Group 4, 349–51 (A40/P1); HGC 9, 1067d. Toned, test cut, few light scratches and marks on obverse, traces of find patina on reverse. VF. From the Useless Miwa Collection. Ex Terner Collection (Roma E-Sale 99, 7 July 2022), lot 542.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.22 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, mint monogram above A; no secondary control mark; all within wreath. SC 2061.1h or 2061.2; Lorber, Die, obv. die unlisted; HGC 9, 1067d. Toned, slight roughness, minor double strike. VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.52 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, monogram above A; no secondary control mark; all within wreath. SC 2061.2; Lorber, Die, Phase 2, Group 8, 538–52 (obv. die A69); HGC 9, 1067d. Faintly toned, scratches on obverse. Near EF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Peus 433 (1 November 2022), lot 1377.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.50 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, monogram above A; letter (or monogram?) faintly visible on shield; all within wreath. SC 2061.3 var. (secondary control mark); Lorber, Die, Phase 3, unlisted variety; HGC 9, 1067d. Toned, rough surfaces, struck with worn obverse die. Good VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Tarsos mint, "Royal workshop". Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; two monograms to outer left (the lower of which is engraved over a prior control mark). SC 2158 corr. (bottom monogram); Houghton, Second, –; HGC 9, 1128a; CNG 114, lot 407 (same rev. die). Toned, some die wear, minor scrape on obverse. EF. Excellent metal for issue.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 14.51 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 129-128 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; [Ξ to outer left], Δ below throne. SC 2166.2a; Schwei Group 8, 127–8 (obv. die A2); HGC 9, 1117b corr. (photo marked 1117a). Toned, trace deposits, areas of roughness and delaminations, scratches, smoothing. VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.85 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Σ to outer left, N-on-boss below throne. SC 2217.1; HGC 9, 1149d. Toned, traces of horn silver, cleaning scratches on obverse. Good VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.21 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; IΣI to outer left; below throne, star above A. SC 2217.3b; HGC 9, 1149d. Find patina, light deposits, minor double strike on reverse. Near EF. Well centered on a broad flan.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.08 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; IΣI to outer left; below throne, star above monogram. SC 2217.3 var. (unlisted with this monogram); HGC 9, 1149d; CNG E-525, lot 505 (same obv. die). Minor deposits on obverse. Good VF. Well centered. Very rare variety.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.71 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Third reign at Antioch, circa 109-96 BC. Diademed head right / Tripod; to outer left, monogram above [letter]. Cf. SC 2310; HGC 9, 1209. Toned, faint scratches, off center on reverse. VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 16 (19 May 2005), lot 970; Peus 332 (23 October 1991), lot 278.