Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1683 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $550
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.612 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, SC 587.1a, BMC 14, Pozzi 2935, Newell ESM 178). Very fine, rare.
Ex recent 'Seleucid Hoard' with ticket. Newell notes a total of 14 tetradrachms of all types in public and private collections of this type.
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