Syria, Seleucus I 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm

Syria, Seleucus I 305-281 BC; ca. 305-295 BC, Tetradrachm, 17.68g. Lorber-173.1. Obv: Bust of Alexander the Great r, helmet covered with panther's skin and adorned with bull's horn and ear, panther's skin tied over shoulder. Rx: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Nike stg r, placing wreath on trophy; Boetian shield between; in lower l field, monogram.Before a collection recently came onto the market, this issue was bringing over $30,00 at auction, being extremely rare. Coins like this with the Boetian shield symbol showed only 5 examples, making this still a very rare and desirable coin . Virtually MS