Published in SMAK

CNG 109, Lot: 220. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.05 g, 4h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 280-271 BC. Diademed head right / Horned and bridled head of horse right; monogram to right. SC 432.3a var. (monogram); SMAK A1DH-16 (A7/P9 – this coin); HGC 9, 136. Good VF, lightly toned, minor double strike, slight die wear. Very rare.

From the MNL Collection. Ex Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 362; Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 380.