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Bronze Mina - Antiochia on the Orontes

Location Seleucid Empire (Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC))
Year 300 BC - 100 BC
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse description Central device depicts an Indian elephant walking left in high relief, set within a recessed rectangular field bordered by a decorative pellet-and-rope frame. The Greek legend ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΙΟΣ appears above the elephant along the upper border, with the denomination MNA inscribed below in the exergue area; a Seleucid anchor symbol is visible to the left of the device.
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Obverse lettering ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΙΟΣ
ΜΝΑ
Reverse description The reverse features an overall diagonal lattice or crosshatch pattern of raised lines forming a grid of lozenge-shaped cells across the entire flat surface, with a small central boss and a circular stamp or control mark visible in the lower right corner.
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