Seleukid Kings of Syria, Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (17,15 g; 27 mm)
Uncertain mint I in Cappadocia, Eastern Syria or Northern Mesopotamia, after 300. Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated l. on low throne, holding long sceptre in his l. hand and eagle standing r. with closed wings in his right; to l., monogram; below throne, ΔΙ. SC 50, 3. Attractively toned. Double struck from somewhat worn dies and with a graffito 'X' on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Ex Leu Web Auction 28 (9-14 December 2023), lot 1637.