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Seleucid Coins (part 1) 1.2

Seleucus I Nicator · Tetradrachm · 281 BCE

Date281 BCE
AuthoritySeleucus I Nicator
DenominationTetradrachm
MaterialSilver
MintPergamum
RegionMysia
Average Size31mm, 16.8g (based on 2 examples)
Obverse TypeHorned, bridled horse head right
Reverse LegendBAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ
Reverse TypeElephant right
DynastySeleucid Dynasty
ParentType URIsc.1.1 ↗
Reverse Abovestar
Reverse Exerguehorizontal anchor
StateSeleucid Empire
Symbol revstar, horizontal anchor

Examples in Museum Databases (2 specimens)

obverse
reverse
Bibliothèque nationale de France
obverse
reverse
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Source record: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1.2