Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 711. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $1950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (8.51 g, 1h). Babylon mint, Imperial workshop. Struck in the name of Alexander III of Macedon, circa 311-300 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right; griffin on helmet / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; MI to left, monogram in wreath below left wing. SC 81.3 corr. (griffin, not sphinx); Price 3749 corr. (same). Good VF, a hint of die rust and scattered light marks, underlying luster.