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Details
LOT 2671
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 18mm. Circa 202-187 BC. Military mint in Coele-Syria.
Macedonian shield with facing gorgoneion in central boss / Elephant walking to right; [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑNΤΙΟΧΟΥ] in two lines in exergue. HGC 9, 490. Good Fine.(3.85gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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