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55 SYRIA. SELEUCIDS KINGS. Antiochus VII Euergetes, 138-129 BC. Tetradrachm, Antioch on the
Orontes. 16,50 g. Diademed head of Antiochos VII right // Athena standing left, holding Nike, shield and
spear. Houghton 268 var.; SMA 303. Charming portrait. Good extremely fine with light toning 250.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern 52, Berne (Switzerland), January 1988, lot n°352.

56 SYRIA. SELEUCIDS KINGS. Antiochus VIII Epiphanes (Grypos), 125-96 BC. Tetradrachm 121/120 -
Spring/ Summer 113 BC, Antioch on the Orontes. 16,72 g. Diademed head right of Antiochus VIII;
filleted border // Zeus Uranius, draped, standing left, holding star and sceptre; in outer left field, IE/A
and, on inner right, between sceptre and legend, O. All within wreath. SC 2298.2b; SMA 368.
High relief and sharp details. Good extremely fine 500.-
Provenance: Auction Bank Leu AG 45, Zurich (Switzerland), 26 May 1988, lot n°272.

57 SYRIA. SELEUCIDS KINGS. Philip I Philadelphos, circa 95/94-76/75 BC. Tetradrachm circa 88/87-
76/75 BC, Antioch on the Orontes. 15,52 g. Diademed head right // Zeus Nikephoros seated left; all
within wreath. HGC 9, 1319; SC 2463.3h. Rare in this quality. Uncirculated with sharp details 250.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 47, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1987, lot n°51.

58 JUDAEA. Shekel 14,22 g. Dated year 3 (68/69 AD). First Jewish War, 66-70 CE. ”Shekel of Israel” in
Hebrew, omer cup with pearled rim; ”y(ear) 3” in Hebrew above // ”Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew, sprig
of three pomegranates. Hendin 662; Meshorer 202. Extremely fine with light toning 2.500.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List Adolph Hess AG, Luzerne (Switzerland), May 1980, lot n°28.

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