Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, AE Circa 1st Century BC, Tyche / Tripod

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Description

Greek, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, 1st Century BC, AE (bronze, 2.96g, 17mm)
Obv: Turreted, draped, and veiled bust of Tyche right
Rev: AN[TIO]XEĪ©[Ī] / Ī¤Ī—Ī£ [ĪœĪ—Ī¤Ī”ĪŸĪ ĪŸ]Ī›Ī•[Ī©Ī£] Tripod-lebes containing three laurel branches
Ref:Ā  HGC 9, 1374 Rarity/Choice: Common, Fine (covered by encrusted layer of earth)
Note: Seleucis and Pieria was a region located in northern Syria, part of the Seleucid Empire, which was one of the Hellenistic successor states that emerged after the death of Alexander the Great. The region was named after its founder, Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander’s generals.