E-auction 494-404149 - bgr_768191 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - ANTIOCHUS II THEOS Bronze
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| Estimate : | 175 € |
| Price : | 58 € |
| Maximum bid : | 61 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 October 2022 14:03:00 |
| bidders : | 11 bidders |
Type : Bronze
Date: c. 261-246 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sardes, Lydie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,37 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, centré, présentant un très joli revers. Patine vert foncé et sable
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur le cou.
Reverse
Reverse description : Lyre.
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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