| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561 | Auction date: 1 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 241 Price realized: 5,500 USD (Approx. 5,145 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. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.81 g, 10h). Uncertain mint in Persis. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; H to lower left, DW(?) (in Aramaic) in lower middle field. SC 195; HGC 9, 21. Toned, clear Aramaic graffiti (hšy gdn? = Hāshāy [the/is] Fortunate?) in field on obverse. VF. Extremely rare, two noted in SC, including the sole example in SCO; one additional in CoinArchives. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
