Seleucid Coins (part 1) 94.6

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Parent Type: sc.1.94

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: 311 BC - 304 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) 94.6a
  • 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 (Outer left field): anchor, flukes upward
  • Symbol (Inner left field): Houghton Monogram 3.6 symbol, consists of Α and Β
  • Symbol (Under throne): Μ
  • Deity: Zeus
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 94.6b
  • Type: Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
  • Deity: Heracles
  • Legend: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Zeus seated on high-backed throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left
  • Symbol (Left field): anchor / Α
  • Symbol (Under throne): Μ
  • Deity: Zeus
objects: 5
Seleucid Coins (part 1) 94.6c
  • 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 (Outer left field): anchor, flukes upward
  • Symbol (Inner left field): Houghton Monogram 607.1 symbol, consists of Ω and Ρ
  • Symbol (Under throne): Μ
  • Deity: Zeus
objects: 8

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Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon II, 311 BC - 305 BC. 1944.100.77103
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
1
Diameter (in mm)
26.0
Weight (in gr.)
16.91
Silver Coin, Aradus, 311 BCE - 300 BCE 1944.100.77104
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Identifier
1944.100.77104, 1944.100.77104
Axis
3
Diameter (in mm)
27.0
Weight (in gr.)
15.58
Hoard
IGCH 1761
Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon II, 311 BC - 305 BC. 1944.100.77107
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
4
Diameter (in mm)
17.0
Weight (in gr.)
3.95
Hoard
IGCH 1761
Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon II, 311 BC - 305 BC. 1944.100.77105
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
5
Diameter (in mm)
26.0
Weight (in gr.)
16.83
Hoard
IGCH 1761
Silver Coin of Seleucus I Nicator, Babylon II, 311 BC - 305 BC 1944.100.77101
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Axis
5
Diameter (in mm)
27.0
Weight (in gr.)
16.4
Silver Coin, Aradus, 311 BCE - 300 BCE. 1944.100.77106
Collection
American Numismatic Society
Identifier
1944.100.77106, 1944.100.77106
Axis
6
Diameter (in mm)
28.0
Weight (in gr.)
17.13
DNB GR-02981
Collection
National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam
Axis
6
Diameter (in mm)
27
Weight (in gr.)
16.66
Makedonien: Alexandros III. ca. 311-300 v. Chr.
Collection
Münzkabinett Berlin
Identifier
18253722
Axis
2
Diameter (in mm)
26
Weight (in gr.)
17.19
Makedonien: Alexandros III. ca. 311-300 v. Chr.
Collection
Münzkabinett Berlin
Identifier
18207745, 18207745
Axis
6
Diameter (in mm)
26
Weight (in gr.)
17.06
Makedonien: Alexandros III. ca. 311-300 v. Chr.
Collection
Münzkabinett Berlin
Identifier
18253721
Axis
6
Diameter (in mm)
27
Weight (in gr.)
17.20
British Museum: 1878,0301.142
Collection
British Museum
Axis
11
Weight (in gr.)
17.1

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
4.22
Diameter (in mm)
25.56
Weight (in gr.)
15.36

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