Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Seleucid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-280 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.1g). Mint of Seleucia in Pieria, ca. 300 BC. Head of young Heracles r. in lion skin headdress, dotted border. Reverse: ΣEΛEYKOY. Zeus enthroned l., holding Nike and sceptre, dotted border; BAΣIΛEΩΣ; left field monogram. SC 29 1c. Sharply struck in high relief on a nice broad planchet and displaying traces of luster in the fields. NGC AU*, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300