Sale: Triton V, Lot: 543. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2002.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Seleukid Kings. Seleukos II . 246-226 BC. Æ 32mm (20.45 gm). Uncertain mint in Northern Syria. Diademed head of Seleukos right / BASILEWS above, [S]ELEU[KOU] below, Seleukos on horseback left, holding long spear pointed forwards. SNG Spaer -; Newell, WSM, 1162; Houghton, CSE, 430; SNG Copenhagen 116 var. (monogram); Laffaille 569. Nice VF, dark brown patina, small flan flaw on reverse edge at 9:00. ($500)