SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 1.93 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 19 (Mint A) in Baktria (Baktra?). Struck circa 288/7-281 BC.

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Lot: 111. Estimated: $ 150

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Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 1.93 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 19 (Mint A) in Baktria (Baktra?). Struck circa 288/7-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena, brandishing spear, shield on left arm, in biga of elephants right; anchor and monogram above, monogram-in-circle to lower right. SC 263; SMAK MAHD-2 (α2/π2); cf. HGC 9, 47 (unlisted issue). Much find patina remaining, some roughness, double struck on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, the ninth known hemidrachm for Seleukos at this mint.


Closing Date and Time: 11 March 2020 at 10:36:40 ET.

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