HoardBaseSeleucid Coins (part 1) 3.2
Seleucus I Nicator · Tetradrachm · 282 - 281 BCE
Date282 - 281 BCE
AuthoritySeleucus I Nicator
DeityHeracles, Zeus
DenominationTetradrachm
MaterialSilver
MintSardis
RegionLydia
Average Size25mm, 16.2g (based on 2 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.1.3 ↗
Reverse Left field
Reverse Under throneΑΣ
StateSeleucid Empire
Symbol revΑΣ
ΑΣSymbol rev letterΕ, Ρ
Monograms
Examples in Museum Databases (2 specimens)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Source record: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.3.2