Seleucid Coins (part 1) 276.1

Typological Description

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 285 BC - 281 BC
• Denomination: Tetradrachm
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Seleucus I Nicator
  • • Dynasty: Seleucid Dynasty
    • State: Seleucid Empire
  • Authority: Antiochus I Soter
  • • Dynasty: Seleucid Dynasty
    • State: Seleucid Empire

• Geographic

  • Mint: Ai Khanoum (probably)
  • Region: Asia--Asia--Bactria
  • Mint: Bactra (probably)
  • 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
  • Symbol (Left field): Houghton Monogram 632 , consists of Ξ and Ο or Houghton Monogram 629.2 , consists of Ε and Ο (unclear)
  • Symbol (Right field): Α
  • Symbol (Above): anchor r.
  • Symbol (Exergue): Houghton Monogram 365.1 , consists of Ν, Υ, Κ, and Ο
  • Deity: Athena
• TypeSeries: Seleucid Coins