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Drachm - Antiochos I Soter Magnesia on the Maeander
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire (Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC)) |
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| Year | 280 BC - 261 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Antiochos I Soter facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with carefully engraved curling locks of hair bound by a royal diadem, the ends of which fall behind the neck. The portrait exhibits strong, youthful features with a prominent nose and well-defined jaw. A circular border of dots frames the design at the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo seated left upon the omphalos, his nude body depicted in a graceful Hellenistic manner. He holds a bow in his extended right hand and rests his left hand upon the omphalos beneath him. A control monogram AI appears in the outer left field, and the letter K is placed in the exergue. The royal legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY flanks the central type, reading 'King Antiochos.' |
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| Mintage | ND (280 BC - 261 BC) |
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