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Tetradrachm - Antiochos II Theos Cyme
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 261 BC - 246 BC |
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| Weight | 17.08 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Antiochus I facing right, rendered in a rejuvenated, idealized portrait style characteristic of early Seleucid coinage. The effigy displays thick, curling hair swept back beneath a royal diadem, the ends of which fall behind the neck. The facial features are refined and youthful, with a strong jawline and prominent nose rendered in high relief. A dotted border is partially visible along the right edge of the flan, consistent with the workshop style of the Cyme mint. |
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| Reverse description | Heracles seated left upon a rocky outcrop, the lion's skin draped over the rock beneath him. His right hand rests upon a club set upright on the ground before him, a motif drawn from the Macedonian royal coinage tradition. In the outer left field, a kantharos (cup) appears above two monograms arranged vertically. A further monogram appears in the exergue, serving as mint or magistrate control marks. The composition follows the established Seleucid reverse type derived from the coinage of Seleucus I. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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