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Tetradrachm - Seleukos IV Philopator Ake-Ptolemais
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 187 BC - 175 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Seleukos IV Philopator facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with finely detailed curling hair and a royal diadem tied at the back. The effigy displays strong, idealized facial features characteristic of late Seleucid portraiture, with a prominent nose and well-defined jaw. The coin's irregular flan is bordered by a fine dotted border partially visible around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo seated left upon the sacred omphalos, his nude figure depicted in a relaxed yet dignified posture. He rests one hand upon a grounded bow while raising the other to test an arrow, in the classic Seleucid numismatic convention for this deity. A branch appears in the outer left field, a monogram occupies the inner left field, and the letters I A are placed below the throne. The standard Seleucid Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ flanks the figure. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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