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Tetradrachm - Seleukos I In the name of Alexander III, Seleuceia ad Tigrim
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 305 BC - 295 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Herakles facing right, depicted beardless and wearing a lion skin headdress, the scalp tied beneath the chin with the lion's forepaws knotted at the neck. The hair is rendered in fine wavy locks, framing a finely modelled profile with a straight nose and pronounced brow. The dotted border of the coin field is visible at the periphery, consistent with the refined die-cutting style of the early Seleucid mint at Seleuceia ad Tigrim. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left upon a low stool-throne, his draped lower body resting against the seat; his outstretched right hand supports an eagle with spread wings, while his left hand firmly grasps a long sceptre. In the left field, a crested Attic helmet facing left serves as a control symbol, and a monogram appears below the throne as a mint or magistrate mark. The full Greek royal legend is disposed in two lines flanking the enthroned deity. |
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| Mintage | ND (305 BC - 295 BC) |
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