692.  Seleukos I.  312-280 BC.  AR Tetradrachm (16.36 gm).  Seleukia on the
Tigris  mint. Struck  282-281  BC. Laureate  head  of Zeus  right /  Athena
Promachos in quadriga drawn  by horned elephants; anchor above, monogram to
left,  monograms in  exergue. Newell,  ESM 49  var. (form and  placement of
monogram); Houghton 918 var. (same); SNG Spaer -. Toned VF, light porosity,
heavier on the reverse. ($600)


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 692.
 
 Lot sold for $575.


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