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Tetradrachm - Seleukos II Kallinikos Antioch on the Orontes
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 244 BC - 226 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Seleukos II Kallinikos facing right, the royal diadem tied with flowing ends visible behind the neck, rendered in high Hellenistic relief with finely engraved wavy hair. The portrait displays youthful, idealized features characteristic of the Seleucid royal iconographic tradition. A dotted border encircles the field. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo Delphios standing to left in the nude, holding an arrow in his right hand and resting his left arm on a tall tripod-lebes. The legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ appears to the right and ΣEΛEYKOY to the left, both in Greek majuscules. Control monograms appear in the inner left and outer right fields. The composition follows the standard Seleucid reverse type derived from the Apolline sanctuary imagery. |
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| Mint | Antioch on the Orontes |
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