Privately purchased from Gitbud & Naumann, 10 Feb 2013.
Struck in high relief from dies of considerable artistic merit. A beautiful coin.
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Privately purchased from Gitbud & Naumann, 10 Feb 2013.
Struck in high relief from dies of considerable artistic merit. A beautiful coin.
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Pedigree: Ex-First Numismatic GmbH/Matthias Niederzoll (Lünen, Germany, 5 September 2012; VCoins Purchase, SKU 61-2220)
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Purchased in the late 1980’s from a Paris coin shop. Sold circa 2011-15 by private treaty from our JJFN
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Seleukid Kings of Syria, Seleukos I Nikator (BC 312 – 281), in the name and type of Alexander III (BC 336 – 323). AR Tetradrachm (17.12g, 26mm, 2h). Babylon Mint, BC 311 – 305.
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, below & right. Zeus Aëtophoros seated l. MI above upright club of Hercules in l. field. HYP (?) monogram in wreath below throne (see notes).
References: Price 3765; Müller 739; SC 82.3i. http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3765.
Pedigree: Ex-Roma Numismatics e-Sale 9, Lot 241 (28 June 2014)
Notes: Obv die match: CNG Triton XIII, 1333. Both dies match (including rev, re-engraved club): CNG 72, 874. CNG: “The club was apparently engraved in the die over a previous symbol (perhaps the bipennis, SC 82.3m)”
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