SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.39 g, 12h). Magnesia ad Sipylum mint. Near Fine.

Electronic Auction 593
Lot: 194. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.39 g, 12h). Magnesia ad Sipylum mint. Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, lion's skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground; [two monograms in exergue]. SC 318c; WSM 1456, dies A1/P2 (unlisted die combination); HGC 9, 129; Boston MFA Supp. 264 (same obv. die). Traces of find patina, some marks. Near Fine.

In WSM, Newell notes (p. 273) that the engraver of this splendid obverse die, known to Newell from just a single example, was surely the same artist who engraved a small number of superb portraits at Smyrna (WSM 1493-4). Newell further points out that this is one of the earliest issues of the weary Herakles type, which was introduced toward the close of Antiochos I’s reign. The significance of the design is uncertain but may reflect the personal situation of the aging Antiochos, resting like Herakles after many labors.

Closing Date and Time: 13 August 2025 at 11:04:20 ET.

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