Lot 4278

Description

Syria, Kingdom of, Antiochus I, (280-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.48 g), 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, HGC 9, 128g). High relief, bright, some porosity, otherwise nearly very fine and very scarce.

Ex Greg Melick SC Collection, previously from Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 89 (lot 3879), originally from the "Seleucid Hoard" c.2003.
Newell notes a total of 24 tetradrachms of this type, some in public collections.