PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Late 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm

PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Late 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.17 g, 1h). Dated CY 18 (95/4 BC). Jugate laureate and draped busts of the Dioskouroi right; stars above / Tyche standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm; TPIΠOΛITΩN THΣ IEPAΣ KAI AVTONOMOV at sides; to outer left, H above Z; HI (date) in exergue; all within wreath. Callataÿ, Tripolis, p. 114 (D6/R3); HGC 10, 305; BMC 5; McClean 9510 (same dies). Attractively toned, minor deposits, a few light marks. EF. Exceptional for this rare issue.


From the Weise Collection. Ex Ronald Cohen Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 555.