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122, Lot: 59. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos 
I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 
16.74 g, 9h). Uncertain mint 6A in Babylonia. 
Struck circa 305-281 BC. Estimate $300. Sold for 
412.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 
312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.74 g, 9h). 
Uncertain mint 6A in Babylonia. Struck circa 
305-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing 
lion's skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; P in 
left field, A below throne. SC 69.7 = Houghton 
938 (this coin); SNG Spaer -. VF, toned. The 
only example known with these controls.
From the Arthur Houghton Collection.

The erased control marks from the previous 
issues (SC 69.4-6) are visible in the left 
field.

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From the CNG Online Auction 122, 7 September 2005
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