Skip to main content
Go to accessibility options

Description

SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus III the Great (222-187 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.07 gm, 12h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5. Antioch on the Orontes, Series 4, ca. 197 BC. Diademed head of Antiochus III right of more naturalistic style, with smaller eye, receding chin and somewhat sharper features, hair tousled, hairline receding markedly at temple, horn above ear, one diadem end waving upward behind, the other falling forward over shoulder; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANT-IOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalus, testing arrow in right hand, left hand on grounded bow right behind with grip marked by three pellets; quiver in outer left field. SC 1045.10. Lilac and aqua toning.

From The Merrill A. Gibson Collection of Ancient Coins.


View Certification Details from NGC

Auction Info

Auction Dates
September, 2025
21st Sunday
Internet/Mail Bids: 15
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 236

Buyer's Premium per Lot:
20% of the successful bid per lot.

Sold on Sep 21, 2025 for: $360.00
Track Item