| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1011 Price realized: 1,200 CHF (Approx. 1,362 USD / 1,259 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SELEUKID KINGS. Antiochos I Soter, 281-261 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.44 g, 12 h), posthumous interregnum issue, ΔΕΛ-mint associated with Antiochia on the Orontes, circa 246-244. Diademed head of Antiochos I to right. Rev. ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ - ANTIOX[OY] Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow. SC 641. Rare. Harshly cleaned, otherwise, good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. The rare Soter-tetradrachms are among the great mysteries of the early Seleukid series. Various explanations for the replacement of the title 'basileus', i.e. 'king', with the epithet 'soter', i.e. 'saviour', have been offered, none of which is entirely satisfactory. Our coin is catalogued as a posthumous issue struck in an alleged interregnum in Syria in 246-244, but with the caveat that this is still hotly debated. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
