Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 800. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Seleukid Kings. Seleukos I. 312-280 BC. AR Drachm (3.78 gm). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck after 285 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena Promachos in biga drawn by horned elephants; anchor above. Houghton & Lorber 277(2); SNG Spaer -; Newell, ESM 662; Houghton -. Good VF, moderate porosity. Very rare variety. ($500)