Greek Coins
Seleucid kings of Syria, Seleucus I Nicator, 312-281. Tetradrachm, Seleucia in Pieria circa 300 BC, AR 17.15 g.
Description
Head of Heracles r., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ Zeus seated l. on throne, holding Nike in r. hand, crowning him, and sceptre in l., in l. field, monogram and below the throne, KP.
References
WSM 890
Le Rider, Antioch, 25 (A3/P11)
SC 29.1b
SNG Spaer 33
Condition
A wonderful Hellenistic portrait struck in high relief, light iridescent tone and good extremely fine
Provenance
Nomos sale 8, 2013, 199
Künker sale 270, 2015, 8364
The York collection.