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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 118

The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukos I Nikator (312-280 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Susa, c. 304-297 BC, head of Alexander the Great right, wearing helmet covered in panther skin and ornamented with bull's horns and ear, rev. BASILEOS/SELEUKOY Nike walking right, placing wreath on trophy of arms, a monogram between, with another below her wings, 17.10g (Newell, ESM, 426; Houghton, CSE, 1023; SC 173.4; HGC 9, 20), lightly toned, well-struck and pleasing, good very fine to extremely fine example of a lovely type

PROVENANCE

From the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:

Spink 19 March 2009, lot 283, 'extremely fine' - £8,000

Gemini II, 11 January 2006, lot 130 - $12,000

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Sold for
£5,800

Starting price
£4500