Greek Silver & Bronze
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Lot 1889 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $600
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus I, (280-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.78 grams), Series II group A, Bactra mint, issued 268-261 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochus I to right, dotted border, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, on right, **BASILEOS and to left **ANTIOXOU, to left under arm a monogram of **D in O, (S.-, Newell ESM 696, McLean 9254 [pl.336,2], cf.ACNAC Houghton 1289). Dumpy flan as usual, as fine as all known examples, nearly very fine, very rare.
Newell notes a total of 4 tetradrachms of all types in public and private collections of this type.
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