SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.50 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Near VF.Electronic Auction 560 Greek, Silver Estimate: $ 150 |
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.50 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram-in-wreath in left field, MI below throne. Cf. SC 82.5; cf. Price 3746–3747; HGC 9, 10f. Lightly toned, some roughness, surface crack on reverse. Near VF. |