Seleukid Kings Of Syria. Seleukos I Nikator. As Satrap, 321-
315 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 17.21 g, 12h). Babylon mint II. 
Struck circa 319/8-315 BC. 

Obv: Baal seated left, holding sceptre
Rev: Lion walking left; AN monogram above. 

Nicolet-Pierre 15; SNG Berry 1457. 
VF, toned, some flatness to strike.
See P. Iossif and C. Lorber, “Marduk and the Lion: A Hoard of Babylonian Lion Staters” in LATH, for the dating of certain issues of these types to the first satrapy of Seleukos in Babylon.

Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 84, 5 May 2010, lot 684.
Price realized: 550 USD + buyer's fees.
Estimate: 750 USD
Used with permission of CNG coins, www.cngcoins.com, Jul, 2010