SH75318. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber I 13(2), SNG Spaer 2, Newell WSM 923, Houghton CSE 8, HGC 9 16c (R1), aEF, magnificent high-relief obverse, a superb example of the finest Hellenistic art, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 17.046g, maximum diameter 26.7mm, die axis 180
o, c. 300 - 281 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion scalp headdress; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus enthroned left, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, nike offering wreath in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left, monogram left;
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