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                        Lot: 147

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                        G4121
                        SELEUCID KINGDOM: Antiochus I -II. 261-246 BC. AR 
                        tetradrachm (16.98 gm).

                        SELEUCID KINGDOM: Antiochus I Soter to Antiochus II 
                        Theos at Susa. AR tetradrachm (16.98 gm), Susa. Head of 
                        young Heracles right in lion skin headdress, from same 
                        obverse die as preceding / Zeus enthroned left, holding 
                        eagle and scepter, SEA monogram in left field, DUR 
                        monogram under throne. SC 603.3c. ESM 361. Inclusion on 
                        cheek and neck. Good very fine
                        This coin attests to the continuing deterioration of its 
                        obverse die, bits of which adhere to the head of 
                        Heracles. Newell assigned this tetradrachm to Antiochus 
                        II because it is control linked to a bronze with his 
                        portrait (though the likeness is not entirely 
                        convincing). The obverse die link between this 
                        tetradrachm and the preceding indicates that the 
                        sequence of emission in ESM (and SC) should be revised, 
                        so the ESM 361–362 follow directly after ESM 354–355. 
                        This would seem to mark the point of transition from the 
                        reign of Antiochus I to that of Antiochus II. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 550 




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