v60_0012 - SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - CLEOPATRA THEA and ANTIOCHUS VIII GRYPUS Tétradrachme
MONNAIES 60 (2013)
Starting price : 950.00 €
Estimate : 1 500.00 €
Realised price : 1 073.00 €
Number of bids : 4
Maximum bid : 1 073.00 €
Starting price : 950.00 €
Estimate : 1 500.00 €
Realised price : 1 073.00 €
Number of bids : 4
Maximum bid : 1 073.00 €
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 192
Mint name / Town : Damas, Phénicie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 16,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale, bien centré des deux côtés avec la stemma bien visible. Portraits magnifiques. Revers bien centré à l’usure superficielle. Patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES XVIII, n° 130 et de la collection D. R
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Bustes accolés de Cléopâtre Théa voilée, diadémée, drapée et d’Antiochus VIII Grypus diadémé à droite, entourés de la stemma.
Reverse
Reverse description : Zeus nicéphore trônant à gauche, tenant une Niké de la main droite et un sceptre long de la gauche.
Reverse legend : BASILISSHS/ KLEOPATRAS/ QEAS - KAI/ BASILEWS/ ANTIOCOU/ (AUR)/ AUN/ BIR
Reverse translation : (de la reine Cléopâtre Théa et du roi Antiochus/ an 192).
Commentary
Mêmes coins que l’exemplaire de la collection Houghton (CSE. 849).
Historical background
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - CLEOPATRA THEA and ANTIOCHUS VIII GRYPUS
(125-121 BC)
Cleopatra is the daughter of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-145 BC) and Cleopatra, her sister. She successively married Alexander I Balas (150-145 BC), then Demetrios II (145-140 and 129-125 BC), finally Antiochus VII (138-129 BC). VS.). She had a total of eight children with these three kings. After the disappearance of Demetrius II Nicator, his eldest son, Seleucus V, succeeded him, but was assassinated at the instigation of his mother Cleopatra Thea. The second son of Demetrius and Cleopatra, Antiochus VIII Grypus then shared supreme power with his mother. After four years of this diet, Cleopatra tried to get rid of her offspring. Antiochus compelled his mother to take the poison she intended for him.
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