Details
LOT 3227
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III(?) AE 9mm. Circa 222-187 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΑΝΤΙΟ[...], elephant standing to left (or right). Cf. SC 979; cf. HGC 9, 560. Near Very Fine.(1.11gr, 9mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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