Details
LOT 3102
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos IV Philopator AE Serrate. 175-164 BC. Antioch on the Orantes mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; monogram of AB behind / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo standing to left, leaning on tripod and testing arrow; monogram of AB above monogram of MT in inner left field. SC 1315.7f; SNG Spaer 856; HGC 9, 584. Very Fine.(9.95gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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