Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 377. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.47 g, 4h). Uncertain mint 19 in Baktria (Baktra?). Struck circa 290/86-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena Promachos in elephant quadriga right; anchor in upper field, two monograms above elephants. Cf. SC 259 and 260; cf. SCB 43A (same obv. die); ESM -. VF. ($750)

The monograms are the same as SC 260, but the orientation of the legends would place this coin as a variety of SC 259. The obverse die was used for coins of both types.