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Double Daric - Seleukos I Nikator
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 300 BC - 298 BC |
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| Weight | 16.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Heroic male head in right profile, depicted wearing an elephant scalp headdress — a iconographic device closely associated with Alexander the Great and his Indian campaigns. The facial features are rendered in a bold Hellenistic style, with a pronounced brow, strong nose, and parted lips. The elephant's trunk curves downward to the left, and the scalp's wrinkled skin and tusks are rendered in fine relief. A dotted border frames the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Nike, the winged goddess of victory, stands facing left in a graceful contrapposto pose. She extends her right hand forward, presenting a victor's wreath, while her left hand holds a stylis (ship's mast ornament), an allusion to naval prowess. A horned horse head appears to the right, resting upon her right wing, serving as an additional dynastic or mint symbol. The field inscription ΔΙ appears in Greek characters, likely a mint or magistrate abbreviation. The composition is characteristic of early Seleucid royal coinage derived from Alexandrine prototypes. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΙ |
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