Seleucid Coins Online: Seleucid Coins (part 1) 259

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: 290 BC - 281 BC
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Seleucus I Nicator
- - Dynasty: Seleucid Dynasty
  - State: Seleucid Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Uncertain Mint 19
- Region: Asia--Asia--Bactria
Obverse
- Type: Laureate head of Zeus right
- Deity: Zeus
Reverse
- Legend: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ
- Type: Athena in elephant quadriga right, brandishing spear and shield
- Deity: Athena
TypeSeries: Seleucid Coins

Notes

Uncertain Mint 19 (Kritt's "Mint A"), Bactrian, perhaps Bactra

Subtypes

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Subtype	Obverse	Reverse	Examples of this type
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 259.1http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.259	Type: Laureate head of Zeus right Deity: Zeus	Legend: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Type: Athena in elephant quadriga right, brandishing spear and shield Symbol (Right field): Houghton Monogram 389.2 , consists of Π and Α / Houghton Monogram 365.1 , consists of Ν, Υ, Κ, and Ο Symbol (Above): anchor r. Deity: Athena
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 259.2http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.259	Type: Laureate head of Zeus right Deity: Zeus	Legend: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Type: Athena in elephant quadriga right, brandishing spear and shield Symbol (Left field): bow Symbol (Right field): Houghton Monogram 259 , consists of Λ, Β, Υ, Τ, and Ο / Houghton Monogram 365.1 , consists of Ν, Υ, Κ, and Ο Symbol (Above): anchor r. Deity: Athena	object: 1
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 259.3http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.259	Type: Laureate head of Zeus right Deity: Zeus	Legend: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Type: Athena in elephant quadriga right, brandishing spear and shield Symbol (Right field): Houghton Monogram 389.5 , consists of Π, Α, and Ο Symbol (Above): anchor r. / Houghton Monogram 513.7 , consists of Σ, Ε, Α, and Ο Deity: Athena
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 259.4http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.259	Type: Laureate head of Zeus right Deity: Zeus	Legend: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Type: Athena in elephant quadriga right, brandishing spear and shield Symbol (Above): anchor r. / Houghton Monogram 299.3 , consists of Μ, Ε, and Υ / Π Deity: Athena

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[Monnaie : Tétradrachme, argent, Bactres (?), Bactriane, Séleucos I Nikator]

Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France
Identifier: Babelon 71
Diameter (in mm): 26
Weight (in gr.): 15.72

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Diameter (in mm): 26
Weight (in gr.): 15.72

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Seleucid Coins (part 1) 259

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