Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3224 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $350
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Seleucus II, (246-226 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.842 grams), Series II, Antioch on Orontes mint, issued 240-232 B.C., obv. diademed head of Seleucus II to right, dotted border, rev. Apollo standing to left, holding arrow and leaning on tripod, on right **BASILEWS, to left **SE LEUKOU*, to left KE monogram, (cf.S.6896, SC 689.4, Newell WSM 996, SNG Israel (Spaer) -, BMC 9, SNG Cop.110). High relief, bright, some minor porosity, otherwise very fine and rare.
Newell notes a total of 11 tetradrachms of this type some in public collections.
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