SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus III the Great (222-187 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 16.91 gm, 12h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Antioch on the Orontes, Series 2, ca. 211/0-209/8 BC. Diademed head of Antiochus III right of more naturalistic style, with smaller eye, receding chin and somewhat sharper features, hair tousled, hairline receding markedly at temple, horn above ear, one diadem end waving upward behind, the other falling forward over shoulder; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANT-IOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalus, testing arrow in right hand, left hand on grounded bow right behind with grip marked by three pellets; anchor in outer left field. SC 1045.4. Gorgeous Fine Style portrait on shimmering cabinet toning. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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