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Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos Hierax. Ca. 242-227 B.C. AR

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Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos Hierax. Ca. 242-227 B.C. AR
<B>Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos Hierax.</B></I> Ca. 242-227 B.C. AR tetradrachm (27 mm, 13.23 g). E Pi O mint, in inland Asia Minor, probably Phrygia. Diademed head right / Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow; E(Pi)O in exergue. SC 907c; WSM 1679. <B>VF,</B></I> a little rough. Rare. Houghton and Lorber mention that only one obverse die was used by this mint. However, a different obverse die was used to strike this coin than that which was used to strike the other known specimens, as shown by the plated examples in <I>Seleucid Coins.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)