Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AR Tetradrachm. Seleukeia on the Tigris, circa 281-261 BC. Diademed head to right / Apollo Delphios seated to left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to left, AP monogram to outer left, HP monogram to outer right. SC 379.3a; ESM 149; HGC 9, 128g. 17.20g, 29mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine; struck in high relief, attractive light cabinet tone with golden iridescent highlights.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XX, 29 October 2020, lot 301;
Ex Dr. G.W. Collection, Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (Crédit Suisse), List 59, Spring 1993, no. 90;
Ex Frank Sternberg AG, Auction 26, 16 November 1992, lot 114.