SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Nisibis mint. Series 2, circa 211-187 BC. Near EF.Triton XXVI Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Nisibis mint. Series 2, circa 211-187 BC. Diademed head right (Type B) / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIO-XOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. SC 1129.2; WSM –; HGC 9, 447dd; Seyrig, Trésors 8.134. Lightly toned, minor scratches on obverse, double struck on reverse. Near EF. Extremely rare unmarked issue at Nisibis, only one in SCO (the Seyrig coin, referenced in SC), none in CoinArchives (though two are erroneously attributed to SC 1129.2). |