Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3297 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $300
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus I, (280-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.910 grams), Series II Group C, Seleucia on Tigris mint, issued 270-267 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 379.3d, Newell ESM 157, SNG Israel (Spaer) 291, Hunter 16, McClean 9249). High relief, bright, good fine and very scarce.
Ex 'Seleucid Hoard' 2003. Newell notes a total of 8 tetradrachms of this type some in public collections.
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