GS91686. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber I 117(1)c (notes Δ control var. from Hersh coll.), Newell ESM 4 (ΔI), HGC 9 12i, VF/aF,
superb sculptural high-relief head of Herakles, bumps and scratches, burnishing on reverse, Seleucia I mint, weight 16.805g, maximum diameter 26.1mm, die axis 45
o, c. 300 - 296 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion scalp headdress; reverse Zeus on throne, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left, monogram in left field, Δ (ΔI variant) under throne, ΣEΛEYKOY downward on right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; very rare control variant;
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