SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.83 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Gabala mint. Dated CY 35 (of Arados, 225/4 BC). Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 287. Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 8 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.83 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Gabala mint. Dated CY 35 (of Arados, 225/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ΓB (civic) monogram above palm tree; 35 (date in Aramaic) and ŠT (in Aramaic) in exergue. SC 928; Duyrat, Ateliers 1 (same obv. die); Price 3433; HGC 9, –; HGC 10, 161. A little off center on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, two noted by Price (in Berlin [the sole piece in Pella] and Vienna), one additional noted by Duyrat (quoting Seyrig [in The Hague]), three in CoinArchives. Better than the CNG 109, lot 256 example that hammered at $7000.

This coin was part of a joint issue of the cities of the Aradian Peraia (Arados, Balaneia, Karne, Gabala, Marathos, and Simyra), that may have been used to help finance Seleukos’ campaign in Asia Minor to recover the Seleukid territories that were lost to Attalos I during the reign of Seleukos II.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 19 September at 2 PM ET.

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