Stater - Antiochos II Theos Ai Khanoum

€433,098.00
IssuerSeleucid Empire
Year261 BC - 256 BC
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueGold Stater (20)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionGold
Weight8.45 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SCO#1.616 9, Jameson#1684 , Weber#7847 , SC1#616.1, 616.2#
Obverse descriptionDiademed head of Antiochos II to right.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionApollo seated to left on an omphalos, testing an arrow with his right hand and resting his left on his grounded bow; in the inner left field, star above Apollo`s arm and monogram of ΔΤ below; on the ground before his legs, kithara.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY ΔT
(Translation: King Antiochos)
Edge
MintΔ
Ai Khanoum, Bactria,Afghanistan
MintageND (261 BC - 256 BC)  - -
ND (261 BC - 256 BC)  - Star above, mono 106.1 / cithara left -
Catalog ID8302123230
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