A beautiful contemporary imitation with a particularly impressive portrait
Lot 1716
SELEUKID KINGS. Antiochos III ‘the Great’, 223-187 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 3.65 g, 11 h), a contemporary imitation. Irregular mint. Diademed head of Antiochos III to right. Rev. BAZIΛΕΩΣ - ANTIOXOY Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow. Leu Web Auction 5 (2018), 409 (same obverse die). A beautiful contemporary imitation with a particularly impressive portrait. Somewhat rough and with light scratches, otherwise, very fine.

Ex Biga E-Auction 43, 3 July 2026, 212.
Remarkably, eight years ago we had the pleasure of offering a twin of this fascinating contemporary imitation (cf. Leu Web Auction 5 (2018), 409), struck from the same impressive obverse die
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Closing time: 06-Sep-26, 17:51:30 CEST
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