Seleukid Kings of Syria
Antiochos Hierax, circa 242-227 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.94 g, 11 h), Abydos in Troas. Diademed head of Hierax to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Apollo, with light drapery on his left leg, seated left on an omphalos decorated with encircling fillets, holding an arrow in his right hand and resting his left hand on his bow next to the omphalos; below, hawk (hierax) standing to left and square monogram. SC 841. WSM 1556. Rare. Attractive, clear and lightly toned with a remarkably sensitive portrait. Good very fine.