Live auction - bgr_696601 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS II THEOS Demi-unité
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| Estimate : | 220 € |
| Price : | 100 € |
| Maximum bid : | 110 € |
| End of the sale : | 13 January 2026 14:29:10 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Demi-unité
Date: c. 275 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sardes, Lydie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,72 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, centré des deux côtés. Très joli revers. Patine marron
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur le cou.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied ; au-dessous, une ancre couchée ; deux monogrammes.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ ANTIOCOU/
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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