CNG 111, Lot: 326. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.75 g, 4h). Alexandreia in Areia (Artakoana) mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo Delphios, testing two arrows and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; BA to outer left, AY monogram in exergue. SC 612.2 corr. (number of arrows); Ehling,
Seleukidische 2 corr. (V1/R2; monogram); HGC 9, 236h. Good VF, toned, minor flaw on obverse. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives.
From the MNL Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 1 (15 September 2010), lot 41 (misattributed to Antiochos I).