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Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1007. Closing Date: 
Monday, 9 January 2006. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. 
Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm 
(17.19 g, 1h). Susa mint. Struck circa 295/4-291 
BC.Estimate $500 Sold For $300 

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 
312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.19 g, 1h). Susa 
mint. Struck circa 295/4-291 BC. Head of Herakles 
right, wearing lion skin headdress / BASILEWS 
SELETKOT (sic), Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in 
left field, facing head of Helios above monogram; 
below throne, M above strut, AP below strut. SC 
165.1b; ESMS Al.37 var. (A19/P- [unlisted rev. 
die]); ESM 304; SNG Spaer 149 (same obv. die); 
Houghton 1026 (same obv. die). VF. Rare. ($500)

The odd T-shaped Y in Seleukos' name is not 
unusual at Susa. All specimens cited have such.

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