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Greece/Seleucid; Seleucus I Nikator BCE 312-281

AE 17mm, 7.1 g, Antioch mint, from BCE 300

SC 17.1 variety, WSM 915 (Newell dates these BCE 300-286)

O: Laureate hd of Apollo r with wavy locks on back of neck, dotted border. cmk of six pointed star on obverse.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r., ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ on l., Athena Promachos in Attic helmet stg, r., brandishing spear and shield, dotted border. controls inner l, and r. as depicted on p. 20 of SC I.