Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
Lot number: 50074 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: BAKTRIA. Kingdom of Baktria. Heliokles I, ca. 145-130 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (13.28 gms). NGC EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 1/5. Smoothing. HGC-12, 170. Obverse: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet covered with pelt of scales and adorned with head of Gorgon and wing; all within bead-and-reel border; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike and scepter; M to inner left. Despite the noted smoothing, this example still offers solid detail and stands as a pleasing representative of a SCARCE type. Estimate: $750 - $1500 |