SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus Hierax (242-227 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.88 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style. Ilium mint. Diademed head of idealized king right, with hair in bangs and cut long on back of neck, heavy features and slightly aquiline nose, wide diadem ties spread downward behind / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANT-IOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalus, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow behind; round shield in outer left field. SC 869.1. Very rare with only one other example in sales archives. Brilliant surfaces with the softest touches of peach caressing the devices. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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