Lot 4614

Description

Cappadocia, kings of, Ariarathes VII Philometor, (c.112/0-100 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.59 g), struck in the name of Antiochos VII of Syria, (138-129 B.C.), Ariaratheia or Eusebia-Tyana mint(?), struck circa 104-102 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochos VII to right, fillet border, rev. Athena standing to left, holding Nike bearing a Nike to left in left hand, right hand on shield with Medusa head and holding spear, **BASILEWS ANTIOCOU*, and to left **EUER GETOU*, to extreme left monogram of **DI* over A, to O to left, **L* to right of Athena, (S.7092, SC 2061.4c [p.364], Lorber & Houghton [Num. Chron, 2006] series 1, issue 3, SNG Spaer 1872 (Antiochos VII), SMA 298 (Antiochos VII). Extremely fine and very scarce.

Ex Aequitas Classical Arts, New York, at International Coin Fair, December 3, 1999.