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LOT 3222
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 280-271 BC. Aï Khanoum mint.
Diademed head to right / Horned and bridled horse's head right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ behind, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ below; Λ within circle before. SC 432.1 var. (monogram on rev.); HGC 9, 136. Good Very Fine.(4.26gr, 16mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 380.
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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