Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 923. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.08 g, 2h). Susa mint. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena in biga of horned elephants right, brandishing spear and shield; above, spearhead above monogram; AP to right, monogram [and bust of Helios] in exergue. SC 177.1b; ESMS 12 (A2/P1). VF. Well centered strike. Very rare issue with only one die combination known.