GREEK COINS ITALY SELEUCID KINGDOM OF SYRIA SELEUCUS I NICATOR, king 312-280 B.C. Tetradrachm, Susa, after 295. AR 16.83 g. Bearded, laureate head of Zeus r. Rev. BASILEWS - SELEUKOU Athena, wearing chiton, peplos and helmet, standing r. in quadriga of elephants; she holds shield with her l. hand, spear in her raised r. hand; above, anchor, low in field r., monogram and bee. Houghton-Lorber I, 74, 178.1. Newell, ESM 327. Scarce. Obv. slightly off- center. Good very fine Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Zurich sale H (1998), 1408.
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