Description: Seleukid Kingdom, Achaios (220 - 214 BC). Sardes mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AXAIOY; eagle standing right on wreath.

Diameter: AE14 mm

Weight: 3,12 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: Houghton 956; cf. SGCV II 6963

Commentary: rare; grey patina with contrasting sandy details, attractive style, reverse slightly off-center

History: At the end, Achaios was for more than two years besieged by Antiochos III in the citadel of Sardes, captured and put to death.

Article Number: 024-03-01-41652