SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.12 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, MI above club; monogram in wreath below throne. SC 82.3i; Price 3765; HGC 9, 10f. Lightly toned, minor die shift. EF. Purchased by the consignor from Brian Kritt, 29 June 2005 (his ticket included).
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