Greek Silver and Bronze Coins
Lot 3163 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver and Bronze Coins
Estimate $280
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus I, (280-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.480 grams), Series II Group B, Seleucia on Tigris mint, issued 274-270 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochus I to right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, on right **BASILEWS, to left **ANTIOCOU*, to left and right monograms, (cf.S.6866, SC 379.3a, Newell ESM 149, SNG Israel I (Spaer) 289, BMC 6, Pozzi 2931, Weber 7843). High relief, bright, some porosity, otherwise nearly very fine and very scarce.
Ex "Seleucid Hoard" 2003. Newell notes a total of 24 tetradrachms of this type some in public collections.
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