ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK Syria, Seleucid kingdom, Seleucus I (312-280 BC). Tetradrachm ND (after 296 BC), Seleucia of the Tigris. Av. laureate head of Zeus right. Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ at exergue. Athena Promachos, armed with spear and shield, standing in quadriga of four elephants right; anchor above and (letters). HGC.6, 18 - SC 130.33b; Silver - 16.98 g - 26.5 mm - 5 h NGC Ch F 4/5 2/5 scuffs die shift (8558295-013). With AΘ on reverse for the second Seleucia dispensary. Traces of rubbing marked on the right. The strike barely off-centre on the reverse. With a grey patina. TTB. The elephant quadriga recalls the Ptolemaic staters with Alexander deified and the possibility that Alexander made his triumphal entry into Babylon in a chariot drawn by elephants. Here, Seleucus is associated with Alexander as the conqueror of India. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.