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SELEUCID KINGDOM. Seleucus I Nicator (312-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.04 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Susa, ca. 305-295 BC. Head of Seleucus I right, wearing Attic helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with bull's horns and ear, panther skin tied around neck; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Nike standing facing, turned right, crowning trophy of arms; AP to lower left, facing radiate bust of Helios between Nike and trophy, ΠΑ monogram to lower right, dotted border. SC 173.16. ESMS Tr. 107-110. Superbly struck from stunningly detailed dies of fine style. Deep cabinet toning with subtle rainbow hues.
Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 683
Debate has long swirled regarding the identity of the 'helmeted hero' appearing on the obverse of this type - is it Seleucus I, or Alexander the Great, or a composite demigod incorporating features of Seleucus, Alexander and Dionysus? In the Handbook of Syrian Coins (CNG, 2009), Oliver Hoover opts for identifying the portrait as an idealized image of Seleucus I himself. The reverse design of Nike crowning trophy, in fine style on this example, was paralleled by a nearly simultaneous issue of the Syracusan tyrant Agathocles hundreds of miles away. The motif would prove highly influential in both Greek and Roman coins for centuries to come.
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Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
SELEUCID KINGDOM. Seleucus I Nicator (312-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.04 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Susa, ca. 305-295 BC. Head of Seleucus I right, wearing Attic helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with bull's horns and ear, panther skin tied around neck; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Nike standing facing, turned right, crowning trophy of arms; AP to lower left, facing radiate bust of Helios between Nike and trophy, ΠΑ monogram to lower right, dotted border. SC 173.16. ESMS Tr. 107-110. Superbly struck from stunningly detailed dies of fine style. Deep cabinet toning with subtle rainbow hues.
Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 683
Debate has long swirled regarding the identity of the 'helmeted hero' appearing on the obverse of this type - is it Seleucus I, or Alexander the Great, or a composite demigod incorporating features of Seleucus, Alexander and Dionysus? In the Handbook of Syrian Coins (CNG, 2009), Oliver Hoover opts for identifying the portrait as an idealized image of Seleucus I himself. The reverse design of Nike crowning trophy, in fine style on this example, was paralleled by a nearly simultaneous issue of the Syracusan tyrant Agathocles hundreds of miles away. The motif would prove highly influential in both Greek and Roman coins for centuries to come.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-seleucid-kingdom-seleucus-i-nicator-312-281-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1704-gm-12h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-/a/3094-33022.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD