CNG 111, Lot: 310. Estimate $2000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.56 g, 3h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; monogram in wreath below left wing, MI below right wing. SC 81.1; Price 3745; HGC 9, 3a. Near EF, underlying luster, edge marks, slightly off center, a little die wear and lamination on obverse.