Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC)

Mints

Antiochus II Theos ("the God") was the third king of the Seleucid Empire, ruling from 261 to 246 BC. He succeeded his father Antiochus I Soter in the winter of 262–61 BC. He was the younger son of Antiochus I and princess Stratonice, the daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes. He successfully fought against Ptolemy II in the Second Syrian War (260–253 BC), expanding his territory in Asia Minor and Thrace.

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Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 1289 - Laodiceia ad Mare (Seleucids), silver, tetradrachms (300-200 BCE)		Silver	23,715 kg
Magnesia ad Sipylum (Antiochus I or II), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus I/Heracles) (263-259 BCE)		Silver	1,075 kg
S 738 - Artacoana (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	1,139 kg
S 735 - Caria (uncertain mint) (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	554 kg
S 1792 - Northern Mesopotamia (uncertain mint 30) (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	1,455 kg
Antioch (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	2,047 kg
S 1110 - Ecbatana (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	1,149 kg
S 739 - Artacoana (Antiochus II), silver, drachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	84 kg
Lysimachia (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (255-246 BCE)		Silver	2,329 kg
S 2056 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I and II), gold, staters (255-220 BCE) Kovalenko		Gold	43,110 kg
S 1793 - Northern Mesopotamia (uncertain mint 28) (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (261-246 BCE)		Silver	2,006 kg

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Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
SO 1157 - Antioch over uncertain mint		Silver	256 BC JL

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Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
SO 956 - Ras Ibn Hani (Herakleia?) over Antioch		Bronze	267 BC JL
3069 - Seleuceia Pieria (Berenice II) (dichalkon Berenice/eagle) over Antioch (Antiochus II) (Apollo/Apollo) (MacDonald)		Bronze	267 BC JL
3255 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 14)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17376 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Paris, BnF, Seymour de Ricci 1016)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3290 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochos II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll.)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17334 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221880)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3063 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll.)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17378 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Paris, BnF, FG 1658)		Bronze	250 BC JL
16897 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll., 91)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3642 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 4)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17338 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221895)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3820 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 20)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3152 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Ebay seller variana museum)		Bronze	250 BC JL
16894 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (CNG, EA 504, Nov. 2021, 22)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3721 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 10)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17340 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221897)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3672 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll.)		Bronze	250 BC JL
16892 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Lanz, eBay, May 2020)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3166 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Ebay seller variana museum, July 2018)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17342 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221899)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3291 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll., 90)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17336 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221888)		Bronze	250 BC JL

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Antiochus II Theos

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	antiochus_ii
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Antiochus_II_Theos http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q222930 http://d-nb.info/gnd/128838442

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Literature

• SC I (9 mentions)
• HGC 9 (8 mentions)
• WSM (4 mentions)
• Boillet 2009 (4 mentions)
• Le Rider 1999 (3 mentions)
• Sear II (3 mentions)
• Ehling 1997 (2 mentions)
• Le Rider 1988 (1 mentions)
• RQEMH (1 mentions)
• Hochard 2023 (1 mentions)
• Delrieux 1998 (1 mentions)
• ESM (1 mentions)
• Houghton 1999 (1 mentions)
• Kovalenko 1996 (1 mentions)