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Lot # 161
SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes), 138-129 BC. Drachm (Silver, 19.00 mm, 4.00 g). Uncertain mint in Cilicia, Syria, or Northern Mesopotamia. Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right; behind, star. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY - EYEPΓETOY Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand; in outer left field, two monograms. Seleucid Coins II, 376, 2093. HGC 9, 1080 j. Near Extremely Fine. An extremely rare and unusual issue with a star symbol on the obverse. From a European collection formed prior to 2005.