| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1022 Price realized: 550 CHF (Approx. 624 USD / 577 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 Hierax, circa 242-227 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 16.75 g, 12 h), Istros. Diademed head of Antiochos II to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ANTIOXOY Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow; to inner left, ΙΣ; in exergue, uncertain letters. SC -, cf. 486.1 (differing controls). Extremely rare and of great historical interest. Light marks, otherwise, very fine. For the attribution of the SC 496 series to Istros under Hierax, see Marinescu and Lorber, Black Sea Hoard, pp. 236-238. If this attribution is correct, it represents the northernmost Seleukid mint, located a full 400 km north of the Bosporus. Starting price: 150 CHF |  |
