Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 121 6-8 Oct 2022
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.89 g, 11h). Uncertain mint in Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / Herakles, holding club set on ground, seated left on rock draped with lion's skin; uncertain monogram in exergue. Cf. HGC 9, 238 (for type); otherwise, unpublished. Minor flan flaws, scattered light marks, die break on obverse. VF.
From the MNL Collection.
The style of the obverse and reverse is similar to a variety of issues struck at mints in Mesopotamia during the reign of Antiochos II, but no die match to any of them is presently known.
From the MNL Collection.
The style of the obverse and reverse is similar to a variety of issues struck at mints in Mesopotamia during the reign of Antiochos II, but no die match to any of them is presently known.