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Beautiful specimen! The portrait is stunning.

ACS shows 26 sales of this type sold at auctions over just the past 8 years.
https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&currency=usd&order=1

RPC online cites 29 examples, and notes 11 different known obverse dies.
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/4069

 

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Exceptional coin~ Congratulations

 

Thank you, it was also a bargain, 5 years ago it hammered for 1400 GBP at Roma Numismatics, yesterday I won it with a bid of 480 USD!

 

Since I had a one time opportunity to seize a 'flagship' example and a 'rarity' as well ...I choose this multiple portrait tet. Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony.... .....

 

At the cgb.fr auction today I won this extremely rare (I have been able to find just 4 examples (that includes mine) in private hands, plus one in the British Museum) Indo-Greek Tetradrachm of Strato:

 

This is the British Museum example: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1887-0604-5

 

Your coin is in better condition

 

Yes, mine is by far in the best condition of all 5 known examples.

 

Seleukid Silver Tetradrachm of Antiochos II Theos (minted in Sardis sometime between 261 and 246 BCE):



According to CNG, this coin is unique on account of having 2 arrows on the reverse.

 

Indo-Greek Silver Tetradrachm of Philoxenos Aniketos (minted sometime between 100 and 95 BCE):





This is the only example in private hands, there is also one example in the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1887-0604-8

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Lucius Verus (minted in Rome in 164):

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Geta (minted in Rome in 209):

 

These nice tetradrachms (Nabataean standard) were not minted in Bostra. They were more likely minted in Rome for circulation in Arabia.

 

Indo-Greek Silver Hemidrachm of Apollodotos I (minted sometime 174 and 165 BCE):

 

Indo-Greek Silver Tetradrachm of Hermaios Soter (minted sometime between 90 and 70 BCE):

 

Roman Empire Gold Solidus of Majorian (minted in Arelate sometime between 457 and 461):

 

Etruscan Gold 25 Asses (minted in Fufluna sometime between 300 and 250 BCE):



The above coin is very rare, it is also a Vecchi Plate Coin.