Tetradrachm - Antiochos Hierax

€429,477.00
IssuerSeleucid Empire
Year242 BC - 227 BC
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueTetradrachm (4)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight16.9 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SCO#1.890 , SC1#890
Obverse descriptionDiademed head of `an idealized young king` right.
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, AP monogram above head of goat left above ΠA monogram.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY
(Translation: King Antiochos (Hierax))
Edge
Mint
MintageND (242 BC - 227 BC)  - SC1 890.1 - Mono 220.2 / goat head / Mono 41.4 all left. -
ND (242 BC - 227 BC)  - SC1 890.2 - Mono 41.1 / goat head / Mono 389.2 all left. -
ND (242 BC - 227 BC)  - SC1 890.3 - Mono 397.1 / goat head / Mono 41.4 all left. -
Catalog ID7167649640
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