Seleucid Coins (part 1) 13.1b

Seleucus I Nicator · Tetradrachm · 300 - 281 BCE

Date300 - 281 BCE

AuthoritySeleucus I Nicator

DeityHeracles, Zeus

DenominationTetradrachm

MaterialSilver

MintAntioch, Syria

RegionSeleucis and Pieria

Obverse TypeBeardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress

Reverse LegendΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ

Reverse TypeZeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding Nike on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left

DynastySeleucid Dynasty

ParentType URIsc.1.13.1 ↗

Reverse Left field Houghton Monogram 48.2

Reverse Under throneΝ

StateSeleucid Empire

Symbol rev Houghton Monogram 48.2

Symbol rev letterΑ, Ρ, Θ

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