Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3203 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $800
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.948 grams), Series I, Seleucia on Tigris mint, issued 261-256 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochus I to right, dotted border, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, on right, **BASILEWS* and to left ANTIOXOY, to left and right monograms, (cf.S.6886, BMC 13, Newell ESM 179, SC 587.1b). Good very fine, rare.
Ex Spink & Son, London with their ticket and Noble Numismatics Sale 56 (lot 1890). Newell notes a total of 8 tetradrachms of all types in public and private collections of this type.
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