20090610

Greece/Seleucid; Tryphon BCE 142-138


AE 18 mm, 5.57 g, Uncertain Mint 100, probably in Northern Syria.

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O: diademed hd of Tryphon r., diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ in two lines on r., AYTOKPATOPOΣ on l., spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards facing l., adorned with Ibex horn above visor.

Controls: AΣ[-]

Acquisition: 2009