Seleucid Coins (part 1) 16

Seleucus I Nicator · Denomination C (unit) · 300 - 286 BCE

Date300 - 286 BCE

AuthoritySeleucus I Nicator

DeityApollo, Athena

DenominationDenomination C (unit)

MaterialBronze

MintAntioch, Syria

RegionSeleucis and Pieria

Average Size18mm, 5.1g (based on 7 examples)

Obverse TypeLaureate head of Apollo right, with wavy locks

Reverse LegendBAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ

Reverse TypeAthena Promachos standing right, brandishing spear and shield

DynastySeleucid Dynasty

StateSeleucid Empire

Examples in Museum Databases (3 specimens)

American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)

Bibliothèque nationale de France

National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank