SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.55 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC.CNG Feature Auction 117 Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 5 500. 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 (18mm, 8.55 g, 7h). 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 springing right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; H in left field, monogram in wreath below left wing. SC 81.6-7 var. (position of controls, serpent on helmet); Price 3707 var. (same); HGC 9, 3a; SNG Saroglos 158. Lightly toned, underlying luster, tiny metal flaws on reverse. Near EF. Well centered. |