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116, Lot: 132. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos 
I Nikator. 312-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 
16.41 g). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck 
circa 296/5 BC. Estimate $500. Sold for 539.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 
312-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.41 g). 
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 296/5 
BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / BASILEWS 
SELEUKOU, Athena Promachos, brandishing sear and 
holding large shield, in quadriga drawn right by 
four horned elephants; anchor above; monogram 
and Q below shield. SC 130.34a; ESM 87; SNG 
Spaer -. VF, porous.

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From the CNG Online Auction 116, 15 June 2005
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