Stater - Antiochos I Soter Ai Khanoum or Bactrum

€429,479.00
IssuerSeleucid Empire
Year276 BC - 261 BC
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueGold Stater (20)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionGold
Weight8.4 g
Dimensions17.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SCO#1.435 9, 435#
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 above arrow.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY
(Translation: King Antiochos (I, Soter))
Edge
MintBactra, Bactria, modern-day
Balkh, Afghanistan

Ai Khanoum, Bactria,Afghanistan
MintageND (276 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 435.1 - Mono 87.1 left -
ND (276 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 435.2 - Mono 41.7/87.1 left -
ND (276 BC - 261 BC)  - SC1 435.3 - Δ left -
Catalog ID6207098410
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