SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.98 g, 8h). Uncertain mint in Persis. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 308.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 500

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.98 g, 8h). Uncertain mint in Persis. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; H to lower left, DW(?) (in Aramaic) in lower middle field. SC 195; HGC 9, 21 (same dies as illustration). Lightly toned, a touch off center, small spot of flat strike on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, two noted in SC, including the sole example in SCO; one additional in CoinArchives.


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