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  [Image]Item Sold At Auction #29
Lot Number: 62638
     Estimate: $200.00
     Final Sale Price: $143.00
Denomination: Drachm
     Grade: VF
     Reference: Newell ESM 82; Houghton -; SNG Spaer 101

  Syria, Seleukid Kings. Seleukos I. 312-280 BC. AR Drachm (4.10 gm). Seleukeia on the
  Tigris mint. Struck circa 288-287 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena Promachos
  in quadriga drawn by four elephants; monogram left, Q below shield. Newell ESM 82;
  Houghton -; SNG Spaer 101. VF, porous and slightly rough. Estimate $200.

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