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Lot 3933    Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday)    Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $280
Bid at live.noble.com.au

SYRIA, Kingdom of, Seleucus II, (246-226 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.842 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 **BASILEWS, to left **SE LEUKOU*, to left KE monogram, (cf.S.6896, SC 689.4, Newell WSM 996, SNG Israel (Spaer) -, BMC 9, SNG Cop.110). High relief, bright, some minor porosity, otherwise very fine and rare.

Newell notes a total of 11 tetradrachms of this type some in public collections.

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