Lot 3416
Syria, Seleucid Kings. Seleukos II Kallinikos, 246-226 BC. Gold Stater (8.46 g.), Antioch (?), after 244 BC. Extremely Rare. Diademed head right of Seleukos II. Reverse: Nude Apollo left, leaning against bow, holding arrow; at left, ΩP monogram. Houghton 41 (this coin); Houghton/Lorber 717 (this coin); Newell, ESM 987; SNG Spaer 403. Splendid portrait, sharply struck. Choice example of this rarity. Lustrous. About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,500.
Arthur Houghton Collection.
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