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1 Tetradrachm Imitation of Seleukos I Nikator
| Issuer | Arachosian tribes |
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| Year | 312 BC - 281 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Crude imitative head of Herakles in right profile, wearing the Nemean lion scalp headdress, rendered in a barbarous style derived from the Macedonian prototype. The facial features are simplified and abstracted, with the lion's paws knotted at the throat visible in the field. The overall workmanship reflects local Arachosian die-cutting traditions, departing significantly from the refined Hellenistic original while preserving the essential iconographic elements. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left on a throne, nude to the waist with himation draped over the lower body and left arm, holding an eagle on his outstretched right hand and a long sceptre in his left. The throne is depicted with footstool below. A monogram or control mark appears beneath the throne. The design is a barbarous imitation of the Seleukid reverse type, rendered with simplified linework characteristic of local tribal coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ |
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