SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Cleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII, 126/5-121/0 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.70 g, 12 h), Ake-Ptolemais, circa 124. Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane, and Antiochos VIII, diademed, to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ / ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ / ΘEAΣ - ΚΑΙ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left; to outer left, monogram. HGC 9, 1182g. SC 2271.1. Struck on a broad flan and nicely toned. Scrape on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.


From the Father & Son Collection, Classical Numismatic Group 118, 13 September 2021, 369 and ex Classical Numismatic Group 87, 18 May 2011, 645.