Stater - Antiochos I Soter Ai Khanoum or Bactria

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IssuerSeleucid Empire
Year278 BC - 261 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueGold Stater (20)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionGold
Weight8.4 g
Dimensions18.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SCO#1.436 9, 436#
Obverse descriptionDiademed head right, with elderly features.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionApollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; ∆ to inner left below arrow.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY
(Translation: King Antiochos (I, Soter))
Edge
Mint
Ai Khanoum, Bactria,Afghanistan
MintageND (278 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 436.1 - Monogram 87.1 left -
ND (278 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 436.2 - Mono outer left, Mono 532/Mono 87.1 left -
ND (278 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 436.3 - Mono 87.1/Mono 41.7 left -
ND (278 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 436.4 - Mono 87.1/Mono 11.12 left -
ND (278 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 436.5 -
ND (278 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 436.6 - Δ left -
Catalog ID9327341010
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