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Tetradrachm - Seleukos II Kallinikos Commagene
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 246 BC - 225 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bare head of Seleukos II Kallinikos in right profile, the royal diadem tied at the nape with its ends falling behind the neck. The hair is rendered in finely detailed wavy locks swept back from the forehead and arranged in an elaborate chignon, reflecting the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The facial features are modelled with naturalistic precision, displaying a strong jawline and well-defined profile characteristic of Seleucid royal portraiture. The field is plain, with no inscription on this side. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo Delphios standing in three-quarter view to the left, nude, holding an arrow in his extended right hand and resting his left elbow upon a tall laurel-wreathed tripod at his side. The god's relaxed contrapposto stance is rendered in the Hellenistic manner, evoking the dynastic divine patron of the Seleucid house. The legends ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ to the left flank the central figure, identifying the royal issuer. A control monogram appears in the outer right field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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