Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 44 31 Aug 2022
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.89 gm. 25 mm. In the name and types of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 B.C. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; uncertain controls to left, monogram in wreath below throne. SC 82. HGC 9, 10f. Houghton 82. Cf. Price 3756ff (various controls left). Near Very Fine; lightly toned with earthen deposits; well centered.