Freeman & Sear - F&S Mail Bid Sale #11



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                        Lot: 166

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                        G5323
                        SELEUCID KINGDOM: Seleucus II Callinicus. 246-226 BC. AR 
                        tetradrachm (16.47 gm).

                        AR tetradrachm (16.47 gm), Uncertain Mint 40 in 
                        Commagene. Diademed head of Seleucus II right / Apollo 
                        standing left, examining arrow and resting elbow on tall 
                        tripod, NP monogram in outer right field. Unpublished, 
                        from a previously unknown obverse die. Unique. With a 
                        remarkable, neatly engraved portrait. Pitting in reverse 
                        fields. Extremely fine
                        This unidentified mint in the Upper Euphrates region 
                        struck the vast majority of its tetradrachms from a 
                        single obverse die, seen in the four preceding lots. The 
                        die quickly developed a large flaw on the back of the 
                        king’s neck yet continued in use. It was reengraved 
                        twice, without fully repairing the flaw. The impression 
                        is that the mint lacked a competent engraver. It is thus 
                        very interesting to encounter a second die, attested by 
                        this unique coin. It closely imitates the second state 
                        of the mint’s principal die, and shares the same reverse 
                        die. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 1,000 




 Lot sold for $1,800, [ approx 1350 EUR, 936 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman and Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.