Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III 'the Great' AV Stater. Uncertain mint, circa 222-187 BC. Diademed head to right / Apollo Delphios seated to left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, ANTIOXOY to left, two monograms to outer left. SC -, cf. 988 (uncertain mint 988), 1127 (Nisibis), 1159 (Seleukia on the Tigris), 1208 (Susa); HGC 9, 442 (lists only the SC references above); cf. Roma 96, 508 for an unpublished tetradrachm with the same monograms. 8.59g, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Apparently unpublished and possibly unique.
From a private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Price realized | 8'500 GBP |
Starting price | 3'000 GBP |
Estimate | 5'000 GBP |