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LOT 2973
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AE 19mm. After circa 300 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint; 1st workshop.
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Elephant standing to right; [monogram above], P below. SC 128b; HGC 9, 83. Very Fine.(7.63gr, 19mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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