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The omphalos is a cult stone at Delphi that marked the center or navel of the earth.
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Add to Cart Seleukid Kings, Antiochos II, 261-246 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.09g. 27mm. Sardes mint, c.261-264 B.C. Diademed head of the deified Antiochos I to right. Rev. Apollo seated to left on omphalos holding a bow and arrow; monograms below. SC 518d. Newell, WSM 1387 and pl. LVI,2(same dies). Hirsch, Munich, Auction XVIII, 1907, lot 2502(dies). Magnificent sculptural portrait of the elderly Antiochos I in high relief and with fine toning; probably the finest known example. Provenance/Pedigrees Ex: E. J. Waddell, E Auction, May 4, 2005, lot 12. Extremely Fine $45,000. |
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