Seleucid Coins (part 1) 15.3

Seleucus I Nicator · Denomination B (double) · 300 - 286 BCE

Date300 - 286 BCE

AuthoritySeleucus I Nicator

DeityApollo, Athena

DenominationDenomination B (double)

MaterialBronze

MintAntioch, Syria

RegionSeleucis and Pieria

Average Size22mm, 8.2g (based on 4 examples)

Obverse TypeLaureate head of Apollo right, with wavy locks

Reverse LegendBAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ

Reverse TypeAthena Promachos standing right, brandishing spear and shield

DynastySeleucid Dynasty

ParentType URIsc.1.15 ↗

Reverse Inner left fieldmonogram

Reverse Inner right fieldΕΥ

StateSeleucid Empire

Symbol revmonogram, ΕΥ

Examples in Museum Databases (3 specimens)

American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)

Bibliothèque nationale de France