★ A beautifully toned elephant tetradrachm of Seleukos I Nikator ★

SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.10 g, 10 h), Susa, circa 296/5-281. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΣEΛEΥKOΥ Athena, brandishing spear overhead in her right hand and holding shield in her left, standing right in biga of elephants moving to right; above to right, spearhead; before elephants, monogram of MΩ. Kritt pl. 27, EL.22 ( this coin, A6/P9). SC 177.2. A beautifully toned example struck on a very broad flan. Very fine.

From the collection of Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl, ex Münzen & Medaillen AG 88, 17 May 1999, 263 (with original dealer's flip) and Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 183, September 1958, 18.