SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 8.56 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC.Electronic Auction 484 Greek, Gold Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 8.56 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a griffin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔP[OY], Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; MI in left field, monogram in wreath below left wing. SC 81.3 corr. (griffin, not sphinx); Price 3749 corr. (same); HGC 9, 3a. Underlying luster, small deposit on obverse. EF. |