Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 967 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $900
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus I, (280-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.00 grams), Series II group B, Seleucia on Tigris mint, issued 274-270 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 **ANTIOXOU, to left and right monograms, (cf.S.6866, Newell ESM 152, Pozzi sale 2933). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Newell notes a total of 4 tetradrachms of this type in public and private collections.
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Lot 965
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Seleucus I, (312-280 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.08 grams), Ecbatana mint, issued c.293-280 ...
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Lot 966
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Lot 967 This lot
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus I, (280-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.00 grams), Series II group B, ...
Estimate $900
Lot 968
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus I, (280-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.2 grams), Series II Group C, ...
Estimate $450
Lot 969
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.19 grams), Series I, Seleucia on ...
Estimate $400