CNG 88, Lot: 447. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.50 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, sphinx on helmet / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; monogram in wreath in left field, H below left wing. SC 81.6 var. (monogram & serpent on helmet); Price 3703 var. (same); HGC 9, 3a. VF, slight die rust on obverse.