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Tetradrachm - Philip I - Aulus Gabinius as Proconsul
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 57 BC - 55 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Philip I Philadelphos facing right, with elaborately rendered curling hair tied by a royal diadem, the ends of which fall behind the neck. The portrait displays the idealized Hellenistic royal style characteristic of late Seleucid coinage, with finely modeled facial features. The field is plain, and the design is enclosed within a bead-and-reel border typical of Seleucid tetradrachm coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Nikephoros enthroned to the left, his right leg drawn back beneath the throne, holding a Nike figure facing right in his outstretched right hand and a long scepter in his left. The ΓAB monogram of the Roman proconsul Aulus Gabinius appears in the inner left field, while a frozen ΛI control monogram is placed beneath the throne. A thunderbolt occupies the exergue. The entire design is enclosed within a laureate outer border, with the royal titulature arranged in the fields. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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