Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3345 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $330
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Seleucus II, (246-226 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.766 grams), Series II, Antioch on Orontes mint, issued 240-232 B.C., obv. diademed head of Seleucus II to right, dotted border, rev. Apollo standing to left, holding arrow and leaning on tripod, on right **BASILEW[S], to left **SE LEUKOU*, to left and right monograms, (cf.S.6896, SC 690a, Newell WSM 1021, SNG Israel (Spaer) -, BMC -). High relief, bright, flat spot on reverse, otherwise very fine and rare.
Ex Recent 'Seleucid Hoard'. Newell notes a total of 5 tetradrachms of this type some in public collections, all from the same obverse die same as this example.
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