Watch List notes:

SYRIA, Seleucid kingdom of Antiochus III, (222-187 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.39 g), Seleucia on the Tigris Mint, obv. head of Antiochus III to right, with diadem, rev. Apollo seated to left, on omphalos, holding arrow and resting on bow, to left **BASILEWS*, to right ANTIOXOY, monograms EM (E reversed) on left, XT on right, **WM* in exergue, (S.6934 var., SC 1154.2, HGC 9, 447mm). Minor surface roughness on obverse, othrerwise very fine and a very rare variety.

Ex CNG Triton VIII, 10 January, 2005 (lot 1911 part).