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LOT 2735
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos) AR Tetradrachm. 225-222 BC.
Antiochia on the Orontes mint. Diademed head of Seleukos III to right / [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΕΛΕ-ΥΚΟΥ, Apollo Delphios, nude but for chlamys draped from his waist, wearing laurel wreath and seated on omphalos to left, holding arrow with his right hand and resting his left on a bow leaning against the omphalos behind him; monogram of ΞΥ to outer left and monogram of ΩΡ to outer right. SC 921.1; HGC 9, 414c. Very Fine. Some deposits.(16.54gr, 28mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2735
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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