E-auction 677-716068 - bgr_1104269 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS II THEOS Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 70 € |
| Price : | 37 € |
| Maximum bid : | 50 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 April 2026 14:00:20 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 275 AC.
Mint name / Town : Antioche, Syrie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 4,10 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Joli portrait d’Apollon. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur le cou.
Reverse
Reverse description : Apollon nu assis à gauche sur l’omphalos, tenant une flèche de la main droite et s’appuyant de la main gauche sur son arc.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ ANT-IOCOU/ E/U
Reverse translation : (du roi Antiochus).
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS II THEOS
(261-246 BC)
Antiochus II succeeded his father, Antiochus I (280-261 BC). Under his reign Parthia, Bactria and the kingdom of Pergamon were definitively lost. The struggle against the Egypt of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 BC) was continuous and the control of Syria and Cilicia was often questioned. Antiochus II possibly perishes assassinated.
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