ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK Syria, Seleucid kingdom, Molon usurper (222-220 BC). Ace (AE21) ND (221-220 BC), Seleucia of the Tigris. Head of Zeus right. Rv. [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] / ΜΟΛΩΝΟΣ. Cithred Apollo right, draped and holding zither; monogram left. HGC 9, 430 - SC 949.3 v. (monogram of 949.2) - ESM 228β (same reverse corner); Bronze - 7.33 g - 20.5 mm - 6 h From a sale CNG 127, 17 September 2024, n° 258. NGC Ch XF 4/5 3/5 (8237482-001). Very rare with 5 copies readable on CoinArchives and 3 in public collections (Athens, London and Paris). Restored copy, with a dark patina, quite complete. TTB. Molon was a Seleucid nobleman elevated to the rank of satrape of Media by Antiochus III, shortly after his accession to the throne. After Antiochus left Babylonia to receive his crown in Antioch, Molon and his brother Alexander, satrap of Persia, revolted. Molon defeated two armies sent against him and entered Seleucia on the Tigris in 221 BC. Eventually, Antiochus, who was campaigning against the Ptolemies, was forced to deal with the revolt. Molon was forced to move his army eastwards towards Media, while Antiochus approached from the west, but the Seleucid king managed to confront and defeat Molon's forces near Apollonia (Sittake). Although Molon and his brother survived the confrontation, they committed suicide, aware of the futility of their struggle.