SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.69 g, 12h). Alexandreia Troas mint, Workshop B(?). Series 2, Group B. Good VF.Electronic Auction 563 Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.69 g, 12h). Alexandreia Troas mint, Workshop B(?). Series 2, Group B. Mature idealized head right, wearing winged diadem / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, monograms above and below arrow; in exergue, horse grazing left. SC –; HGC 9, 405g; Gorny & Mosch 216, lot 2621 (same obv. die; rev. issue of SC 883). Lightly toned, slight die shift, traces of horn silver around edge. Good VF. Very rare, unpublished issue. |