Bronze coin of Seleucus IV

Title

Bronze coin of Seleucus IV

Inventory Number

DN 95

Materials

AE

Weight

8.84 g

Diameter

22 mm

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes

Description

Obverse: portrait of Apollo r. monogram AY Reverse: Apollo standing l. holding arrow, leaning on tripod. Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ. Serrated edge; circle of dots.

Date

187-175 BCE, Seleucus IV ruler

Bibliography

Unpublished

Comparisons

BMC, The Seleucid Kings of Syria, nos. 19ff; Waage, no. 100.

Files

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Date Added
November 24, 2017
Collection
Greek Coins
Item Type
Ancient Coin
Citation
“Bronze coin of Seleucus IV,” Diniacopoulos Coin Collection, accessed April 24, 2024, https://diniacopoulos.omeka.net/items/show/20.