Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1684 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $580
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Seleucus II, (246-226 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.336 grams), Series IV, Antioch on Orontes mint, issued 228-226/5 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 and right monograms, (cf.S.6896, SC 690a, Newell WSM 1021, SNG Israel (Spaer) -, BMC 5, Babelon 255). High relief, bright, some minor porosity, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Ex 'Seleucid Hoard' 2003. Newell notes a total of 5 tetradrachms of this type some in public collections.
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