Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3490 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday 23 July) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $450
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.870 grams), Ephesus mint, issued 261-258 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* and to left ANT IOXOY, in exergue monogram in circle, (cf.S.6886, SC 543.1b, BMC 1, Pozzi 2935, Newell WSM 1477 [Pl.LXIV, 2-4, same obverse die]). Some surface roughness, otherwise very fine/fine, rare.
With collector's descriptive ticket and ticket with price of $800US.
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