Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 4568 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
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SOLD $130
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.324 grams), Series I, Seleucia on Tigris mint, issued 261-256 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, to left **ANTIOCOU*, to left and right monograms, (cf.S.6886, SC 587.1d, Newell ESM 181, SNG Spaer -, Hunter 22). High relief, harshly cleaned, good fine/fine and scarce.
Newell notes a total of 4 tetradrachms of this type two in public collections.
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