SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.58 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint(?).Triton XXIII – Session Two – Greek Coinage Part II through Roman Imperial Coinage Part I Greek, Gold Sold For $ 12 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.58 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint(?). Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛ-EYKOY, Apollo, nude, standing left, testing arrow held in his right hand, leaning on bow held in his left hand and set on ground to right; monogram to outer left. SC 718 (this coin referenced); Le Rider, Antioche 21 (A6/P13) = CSE 40 = A. Houghton, "The Tarik Darreh (Kangavar) Hoard" in MN 25 (1980), 4 (this coin); WSM 987α = Jameson 2345 = Weber 7858 (same dies); HGC 9, 299e. Some light scratches. EF. Extremely rare, only three noted by Le Rider, and this is the only example in CoinArchives. |