SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.51 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 475. Estimated: $ 2 500

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.51 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, serpent on helmet / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; H below left wing, monogram in wreath below right wing. SC 81.7; Price 3707; HGC 9, 3a. A few bumps and bruises, laminations on obverse. Near EF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 365.

The Seleukid Empire was one of the main successor states to the Macedonian empire forged by Alexander III ‘the Great.’ Following Alexander’s death, his greatest generals, the Diadochs, divided the empire among themselves, but the settlement was not enduring and nearly constant warfare resulted from their ambitions to widen their respective areas of control. Seleukos I, despite being passed over in the initial settlement in 323 BC, received the satrapy of Babylon in the second settlement in 320 BC. By the time of his death in 281 BC, Seleukos had expanded his realm to encompass most of Alexander’s eastern possessions from Asia Minor to Baktria.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Two – Lot 319-587 will be held Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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