This site requires JavaScript.
Please enable JavaScript.
http://www.enable-javascript.com/
Toggle navigation
|
Register
|
Watchlist
|
My Leu
|
Login
|
EN
/
DE
EN
Deutsch
English
Auction
|
Consign
|
Calendar
|
Archive
|
Contact
|
About Us
Leu Numismatik
Partners & Memberships
Live Ticker
Lot
Starting price:
Current bid:
Bid now »
×
Bid not accepted
×
Bid accepted
×
You have been outbid.
×
Under minimum
×
Your previous bid is higher than this amount.
×
You have been outbid.
×
Your maximum bid has been raised.
×
×
Credit limit exceeded
Live Ticker
Lot
Current bid:
Loading next lot
« Expand
Ex Sternberg XII, 18-19 November 1982, 292
Lot 759
SELEUKID KINGS. Antiochos IV Epiphanes, 175-164 BC.
Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.01 g, 12 h), Antiochia on the Orontes, summer-autumn 168. Laureate and bearded head of Zeus to right.
Rev.
BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOΧOY - ΘEOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ - NIKHΦOPOY Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left. HGC 9, 620a. SC 1398. Rare. Beautifully toned and with a beautiful head of Zeus of the finest style. Light porosity and with a minor edge chip
, otherwise,
very fine.
From a West German collection, ex Sternberg XII, 18-19 November 1982, 292.
Traditionally linked to Antiochos IV's famous month-long festival at Daphne in 166 BC, this special coinage issue is now believed to commemorate his invasion of Egypt in 168 BC, during which he conquered much of the Ptolemaic heartland. Just as it seemed that Antiochos was poised to revive the waning Seleukid power at the expense of the dynasty’s bitter rivals, a Roman delegation arrived, presenting him with an ultimatum: immediate withdrawal or war (the famous 'Day of Eleusis'). Faced with the threat of Roman intervention, the Seleukid king swiftly withdrew, returning with his army to Syria. There, he transformed his humilation into a symbolic victory, commissioning these beautiful tetradrachms coins that featured not his own portrait on the obverse, but that of his patron, the Olympian Zeus.
Starting price:
1000 CHF
Hammer price:
3200 CHF
Your maximum bid:
Bid increment:
Closed
Minimum bid:
Closed
Number of bids:
6 Bids
Time left:
Closing time:
07-Dec-24, 18:19:00
CET
×
Bid not accepted
×
Bid accepted
×
You have been outbid.
×
Under minimum
×
Your previous bid is higher than this amount.
×
You have been outbid.
×
Your maximum bid has been raised.
×
×
Credit limit exceeded
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee.
×
Bid history
×
You are not logged in.
Keep me logged in
Username, email address or Password wrong
You have not verified your account yet
You have not been approved yet
Your account has been blocked due to several incorrect login attempts. Please contact Leu Numismatics at info@leunumismatik.com to have your account unblocked and the password reset.
Login »
Forgot Username or Password?
Not registered yet?
The registration takes just a few minutes, is free and gives you access to our auction archives and bidding.
Register »
×
Newsletter
Subscribe to get the latest news and benefit from special offers
»
Email address required
×
Newsletter
Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.
×
×
Part IV (Lots 3123-4125)
closes on Tuesday, 10 December 2024
starting at 12 pm CET
Don’t show this message again
×
Don’t show this message again
×
Credit limit exceeded
Your credit limit of
has been exceeded. If you would like to request a higher credit limit, please contact us at
info@leunumismatik.com
.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your online experience. By using our website, you accept our
data privacy policy
and the use of cookies.
Accept
Cart
Your browser (Internet Explorer) is out of date. Please use Chrome, Firefox, Edge ore the like to access this site.
Preview Mode!
Connection lost
You have lost your connection. Because we present current bids in real-time, your browser may display outdated or incorrect bidding information.
Please check your network connection and
try again
. We recommend
refreshing
the website to display the accurate bidding information again.