CNG 109, Lot: 211. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.33 g, 6h). Indian standard. Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 285-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena in biga of horned elephants right, brandishing spear and shield; Δ in circle above elephants, Π below. SC 282.2; SMAK S1HDI-9 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 9, 48. VF, toned, struck from a worn obverse die. Rare.
From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400 (28 June 2017), lot 308.