CNG 100, Lot: 1563. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.43 g, 6h). Local standard. Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 285-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena, brandishing spear, shield on left arm, in biga of elephants right; Λ in circle above. SC 283b var. (monogram); HGC 9, 58. VF, deeply toned, areas of flat strike. Extremely rare.

From the R.H. Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt.