Ancients
SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus III the Great (222-187 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 16.95 gm, 11h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Uncertain Mint 57, Phrygia, perhaps Synnada. after 203 BC. Diademed head of Antiochus III right with attributes of a caricature with assertive nose, high forehead, receding hairline tousled at top, horn above ear; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ | ANTI-OXOY, leggy Apollo seated left on omphalus, testing arrow in right hand, left hand on grounded bow right behind with grip marked by three pellets, two widely spaced monograms in exergue. SC 1009.2. Very Rare. High grade and high relief with a rare portrait style and control marks. A true gem for both grade and rarity!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 700-900 USD