Lot 1838

Description

Syria, Kingdom of, Seleucus III, (226/5-223 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.786 grams), Antioch on Orontes mint, issued 226/5-223 B.C., obv. diademed head of Seleucus III to right, dotted border, rev. Apollo seated to left, holding arrow and seated on omphalos, on right **BASILE[WS]*, to left **SE LEUKOU*, to left and right monograms, (S.6922, SC 921.1, Newell WSM 1029, SNG Israel (Spaer) 501-2, BMC 1, Hunter 1, Jameson 1682). High relief, some porosity on the reverse, otherwise very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.

Ex Recent 'Seleucid Hoard'.