Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4071 Session 14 (4.30pm Thu 27th March) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochos II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.45 g), 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 587.1c, Newell ESM 180, SNG Spaer 385-6, Hunter 20). High relief, harshly cleaned, otherwise good fine and scarce.
Newell notes a total of 8 tetradrachms of this type two in public collections.
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