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Drachm - Antiochos I Soter Aï Khanoum
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 281 BC - 261 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Antiochos I Soter facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with fine hair dressed beneath a royal diadem, the ends of which fall behind the neck. The portrait displays idealized youthful features with a strong profile characteristic of early Seleucid royal coinage. The flan is slightly irregular, as typical of hammered silver coinage from the eastern Seleucid mints. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo Delphios seated left on an omphalos, his right hand extended downward and his left hand resting on a large grounded bow. The god is depicted nude or semi-draped in the Hellenistic manner, with the omphalos serving as a dynastic emblem of Seleucid legitimacy. The Greek royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ is arranged in two vertical lines flanking the central figure, reading 'of King Antiochos.' A control mark, appearing as a small symbol within a circle, is visible in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ |
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