Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4547 SESSION 14 (Friday 11.30am) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $350
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SOLD $180
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Seleucus II, (246-226 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.492 grams), Series II, mint 44 (probably in Mesopotamia), 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 **[BA]SILEWS, to left **[SE]L EUKOU*, to far left **DI* in circle, (cf.S.6896, cf.SC 742 and drachm SC 691.6, Newell WSM -, SNG Israel (Spaer) -, BMC -). High relief, bright, some minor porosity and minor surface pitting, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished.
Ex Recent "Seleucid Hoard".
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