294, Lot: 171. Estimate $200. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Stater – 2 Shekels (23mm, 15.47 g, 7h). Babylon II mint. Struck circa 311-303 BC. Baal seated left, holding scepter / Lion advancing left; anchor above. SC 88.2a; HGC 9, 67a. Near VF, toned, some deposits on reverse.

Ex Robert and Julius Diez Collection (Lanz 151, 30 June 2011), lot 189; purchased from C.G. Thieme.