Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice May 2020 Auction 13 May 2020
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SYRIA. Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (17.16 gms), Seleukeia on the Tigris I Mint, ca. 300-281 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5.
SC-117.1d; HGC-9, 12i. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field; below throne, K below strut. Highly lustrous and brilliant, with a rather bold strike. A charming representation of the type initiated by Alexander III 'the Great,' and continued by his successors.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00
SC-117.1d; HGC-9, 12i. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field; below throne, K below strut. Highly lustrous and brilliant, with a rather bold strike. A charming representation of the type initiated by Alexander III 'the Great,' and continued by his successors.
Estimate: $300.00- $500.00