Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Seleukeia on the Tigris, circa 300-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; ΣEΛEYKOY to right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ below, monogram in left field, M below throne. SC 117.4b; HGC 9, 12i. 17.16g, 28mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine; lustrous. Extremely Rare, only 3 other examples on CoinArchives, this being superior to them all.
Ex inventory of a Bavarian Merchant.