SELEUCID KINGDOM. Seleucus II Callinicus (246-225 BC). AR tetradrachm (30mm, 17.11 gm, 1h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Antioch on the Orontes, from ca. 244 BC. Diademed head of Seleucus II right, with long, wavy sideburn, diadem ties falling straight behind; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛ-ΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo, nude, standing left, examining arrow in right hand, resting left elbow on tall sacrificial tripod; HΔ monogram in inner left field; MP monogram in outer right field. SC 689.1a. Struck from magnificent style dies on slightly satiny flan with strong flow lines on obverse and underlying luster overall.

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