| Davissons, Ltd. > Auction 43 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 73 Price realized: 475 USD (Approx. 438 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.6 gm. 25 mm. In the name and types of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 B.C. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; MI to left, monogram within wreath below throne. Price 3751. SC 82.4a. HGC 9, 10f. Good Very Fine; beautiful old toning with iridescence; struck well centered on a large flan of excellent metal. Purchased from Spink in 1950 for an American collection of high quality ancient coins. "The Seleukid Empire was the largest of the successor states carved from the short-lived empire of Alexander the Great, and arguably the most culturally diverse. Over nearly two and a half centuries it produced an astonishing volume and variety of coinage...from mints scattered across its vast expanse." (Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue, Volume I, by Arthur Houghton and Catharine Lorber with Brian Kritt.) Estimate: 350 USD |  |
