Ancients
SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus I (281-261 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.51 gm, 7h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Aï Khanoum mint. Diademed head of Antiochus I right, rejuvenated and idealized, one diadem end waving upward, the other falling straight behind / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Apollo seated left on omphalus, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand upon grounded bow behind; Δ in inner left field below the arrow. SC 436.6. ESM 704. Bright and flashy, with incredibly detailed portrait.
From the Penn Collection. Ex Spink, Auction 121 (7 October 1997), lot 333; Bank Leu, Auction 38 (13 May 1986), lot 134
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD