Seleucid Coins (part 1) 22.1

Seleucus I Nicator · Denomination C (unit) · 286 - 281 BCE

Date286 - 281 BCE

AuthoritySeleucus I Nicator

DeityMedusa

DenominationDenomination C (unit)

MaterialBronze

MintAntioch, Syria

RegionSeleucis and Pieria

Average Size15mm, 3.2g (based on 14 examples)

Obverse TypeWinged head of Medusa right

Reverse LegendBAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ

Reverse TypeBull butting right

DynastySeleucid Dynasty

ParentType URIsc.1.22 ↗

Reverse ExergueΞ

StateSeleucid Empire

Symbol revΞ

Examples in Museum Databases (7 specimens)

American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)

Bibliothèque nationale de France