Seleucid Coins (part 1) 87.4

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.87.4

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Parent Type: sc.1.87

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: 300 BC - 293 BC
  • Denomination: Tetradrachm
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Type: Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
    • Deity: Heracles

  • Reverse

    • Legend: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ
    • Type: Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left
    • Deity: Zeus
  • TypeSeries: Seleucid Coins

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Subtype Obverse Reverse Examples of this type
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 87.4a
  • Type: Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
  • Deity: Heracles
  • Legend: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left
  • Symbol (Left field): crested Attic helmet l. / Houghton Monogram 206.2 symbol, consists of Η, Α, and Ρ
  • Symbol (Under throne): ΝΟΥ
  • Deity: Zeus
objects: 6
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 87.4b
  • Type: Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
  • Deity: Heracles
objects: 10

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Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon I, 300 BC - 293 BC 1944.100.82732
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Identifier
1944.100.82732, 1944.100.82732
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
25.0
Weight (in gr.)
16.46
Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon I, 300 BC - 293 BC 1958.82.7
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Identifier
1958.82.7, 1958.82.7
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
25.0
Weight (in gr.)
16.9
Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon I, 300 BC - 293 BC 1944.100.82731
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Identifier
1944.100.82731, 1944.100.82731
Axis
6
Diameter (in mm)
25.0
Weight (in gr.)
16.61
Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon I, 300 BC - 293 BC. 1944.100.82733
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Identifier
1944.100.82733, 1944.100.82733
Axis
6
Diameter (in mm)
26.0
Weight (in gr.)
17.05
Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon I, 300 BC - 293 BC 1944.100.82730
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
6
Diameter (in mm)
27.0
Weight (in gr.)
17.03
Makedonien: Alexandros III. ca. 305-295 v. Chr.
Collection
Münzkabinett Berlin
Identifier
18207744, 18207744
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
25
Weight (in gr.)
17.06
Makedonien: Alexandros III. ca. 305-295 v. Chr.
Collection
Münzkabinett Berlin
Identifier
18253699, 18253699
Axis
12
Diameter (in mm)
27
Weight (in gr.)
17.21
British Museum: 1911,0704.47
Collection
British Museum
Axis
11
Weight (in gr.)
17.15
British Museum: 2002,0101.920
Collection
British Museum
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
16.95
British Museum: 1878,0301.128
Collection
British Museum
Axis
12
Weight (in gr.)
16.73

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
10
Diameter (in mm)
25.5
Weight (in gr.)
16.88

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