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Seleucid Coins (part 1) 13.2

Seleucus I Nicator · Tetradrachm · 300 - 280 BCE

Date300 - 280 BCE
AuthoritySeleucus I Nicator
DeityHeracles, Zeus
DenominationTetradrachm
MaterialSilver
MintAntioch, Syria
RegionSeleucis and Pieria
Average Size28mm, 16.9g (based on 3 examples)
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 ↗
Reverse Left fieldHoughton Monogram 513.2
Reverse Under throneΘΕ
StateSeleucid Empire
Symbol revHoughton Monogram 513.2ΘΕ
Symbol rev letterΣ, Ε, Τ, Ο

Monograms

monogram

Examples in Museum Databases (3 specimens)

obverse
reverse
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
obverse
reverse
Bibliothèque nationale de France
obverse
reverse
Bibliothèque nationale de France

Source record: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.13.2