360. Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII Euergetes AR Tetradrachm. Tyre, circa 132-131 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm over shoulder; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ around; monogram above club surmounted by Tyre monogram to left; monogram above date to right; control mark between legs. SNG Spaer 2076-2077; Newell, Tyre 136. 14.10g, 30mm, 1h. Good Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal.
500
361. Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochus VIII AR Tetradrachm. Antioch, circa 112-110 BC. Diademed head of Antiochus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus Uranios, draped, standing to left, holding vertical sceptre and star; monogram above Α to left, Ν to right; all within laurel wreath. SC 2302.1d; Gulbenkian Coll. 1054 var.; SNG Berry 1403 var. (both with different letter in inner right field). 16.53g, 30mm, 11h. Good Extremely Fine.
750
Rare Seleukid Tetradrachm The Altar Of Sandan At Tarsos
362. Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IX Kyzikenos AR Tetradrachm. Tarsos, circa 114-112 BC. Diademed head right / Altar within which Sandan stands atop winged mythical lion right, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to right, FILOPATOROS to left; DI and ME monograms to outer left. SC 3250; SNG Spaer -; Houghton 496 (same obverse die); Babelon, Rois 1482. 16.51g, 29mm, 12h. Rare. Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
1,500
Sandan was the Hittite lion god, represented in association with a horned lion, and often residing inside a pyre surmounted by an eagle. Sandan was often associated with the Greek god Herakles. In ceremonies, an image of the god was placed inside a pyre and was set on fire.
97