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SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Antiochos I Soter, 281-261 BC. (Bronze, 21 mm, 6.98 g, 7 h), Aï Khanoum. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand. HGC 9, 164 (R1-2). SC 452. SCB p. 26, IV 6, pl. 3, H. Very rare. Brown patina. Pitting and roughness on the reverse, otherwise, nearly very fine.
From the Thomas Kirby Collection, USA.
Seleukid bronzes from the mint at Aï Khanoum are, in general, exceptionally rare. In the late 1990s, around 50 or so Aï Khanoum bronzes appeared on the market. Prior to that, they were practically unattainable, and there have been very few on the market since that time. There are several different varieties of Aï Khanoum bronzes in the Kirby collection, probably originating from the group that entered the market in the late 1990s.
From the Thomas Kirby Collection, USA.
Seleukid bronzes from the mint at Aï Khanoum are, in general, exceptionally rare. In the late 1990s, around 50 or so Aï Khanoum bronzes appeared on the market. Prior to that, they were practically unattainable, and there have been very few on the market since that time. There are several different varieties of Aï Khanoum bronzes in the Kirby collection, probably originating from the group that entered the market in the late 1990s.