★ Impressive Seleukid Bronze ★

Seleukid Kingdom. Uncertain mint 19 (Baktra?). Seleukos I Nikator 312-281 BC.
Bronze Æ

24 mm, 18,18 g

Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΣΕΛ]ΕΥΚΟΥ, horned elephant advancing right; [monogram and anchor above], monogram of NYK to right.

nearly very fine

SC 264; HGC 9, 75.

From the Tareq Hani collection