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Lot 1934    Session 6 (9.30am Thursday)    Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $400

SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.502 grams), Series II, Apamea mint, issued 252-246 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochus I to right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, on right, **BASILEWS and to left **ANTIOXOU, to right **F*, (cf.S.6886, Newell WSM 1142 [Pl.XXXIV, 3 same dies], ACNAC Houghton 418, BMC 18). Some surface porosity, with high relief, otherwise very fine/good very fine, scarce.

Newell notes a total of 8 tetradrachms of this type in public and private collections.

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