Stater - Seleukos I In the name of Alexander III; Babylon

Features

Issuer	Seleucid Empire (Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC))
King	Seleukos I Nikator (305 BC - 281 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	311 BC - 300 BC
Value	Gold Stater (20)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Gold
Weight	8.58 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 579980
References	Price# 3745 Martin Jessop Price; 1991. The Coinage in Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft, British Museum (2 volumes). , Müller# 733 Ludvig Müller; 1855. Numismatique d’Alexandre le Grand; Appendice les monnaies de Philippe II et III = Numismatics of Alexander the Great; Appendix the coins of Philip II and III. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark. , SC1# 81.1 Arthur Houghton, Catharine C. Lorber, Brian Kritt; 2002. Seleucid Coins, a Comprehensive Catalogue / Part 1. Seleucus I through Antiochus III. American Numismatic Society, Classical Numismatic Group, New York City, New York, United States. , SCO# 1.81.1 Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/) , Pozzi# 872 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland.

Obverse

Head of Athena right wearing Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled snake.

Reverse

Nike standing left holding wreath in right hand, and stylis in her left hand; to lower left, monogram within wreath; to lower right, MI.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Mint

Babylon, Babylonia, Iraq

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (311 BC - 300 BC)								$ 7000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2022 August 25, 27 - 28 World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - Chicago 3101 Lot 34022	25 Aug 2022	AU (NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5)	USD 11 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	CNG Auction 129 Lot 304	13 May 2025	XF	USD 7000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 23 Lot 3144	22 Aug 2022	XF	USD 6971.93 (CHF 5500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Leu Numismatik
	Künker Auction 347 Lot 674	22 Mar 2021	XF	USD 6392.89 (EUR 5500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Grün 34, Heidelberg 2001, No. 683
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	CNG Auction 111 Lot 310	29 May 2019	XF	USD 5500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XV Lot 1277	3 Jan 2012	XF	USD 4750.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 357
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Nomos AG Auction 3 Lot 67	10 May 2011	XF	USD 8239.55 (CHF 6500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG