Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 913. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.03 g, 3h). Seleukeia II mint. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena in biga of horned elephants right, brandishing spear and shield; above, anchor above O; monogram to right. SC 133.2. VF, attractively toned. Well centered and struck. Rare.