Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4282 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $380
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Seleucus II, (246-226 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.82 g), 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, HGC 9, 303p). High relief, bright, some minor porosity, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Ex Greg Melick SC Collection, previously from Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 89 (lot 3882), from the "Seleucid Hoard" c.2003.
Newell notes a total of 5 tetradrachms of this type some in public collections.
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