Babylon
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The mint at the ancient site of Babylon in Babylonia.
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 1778 - Babylon? (Alexander the Great), silver, 5 shekels (Alexander/Porus) (327 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 1,909 kg |
| S 1781 - Babylon? (Alexander the Great), silver, 2 shekels (elephant/quadriga) (325-323 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 406 kg |
| S 1779 - Babylon (Alexander the Great), silver, decadrachms (325-323 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 1,957 kg |
| S 1780 - Babylon? (Alexander the Great), silver, 2 shekels (archer/elephant) (325-323 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 1,146 kg |
| S 1893 - Babylon (Seleucus I), silver, staters (321-315 BCE) | _staters_lion.jpg){kind=small}
|
Silver | 31,521 kg |
| S 1595 - Babylon (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (309-303 BCE) | 
|
Silver | 27,617 kg |
| S 1596 - Babylon (Seleucus I), gold, staters (309-303 BCE) | 
|
Gold | 23,960 kg |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3881 - Babylon (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Rasmussen, 856, May 2015, 5016) | 
|
Silver | 323 BC JL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3507 - Alexandria (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena CPE 69) over Babylon (Alexander the Great) (Heracles/Zeus) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.75608) | 
|
Silver | 306 BC JL | 
|
| 25825 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 123, May 2023, 332) | 
|
Silver | 299 BC JL | 
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| 25625 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Seleucus I (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 390) |
|
Silver | 299 BC JL | 
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| 2843 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Babylon (Alexander the Great) (Heracles/Zeus) (Gorny & Mosch, 240, Oct. 2016, 278) | Silver | 146 BC JL | ||
| SO 919 - Uncertain mint in Egypt over Babylon | 307 JL |
Description 
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | http://nomisma.org/id/babylon |
| Definition: | The mint at the ancient site of Babylon in Babylonia. |
| Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource | 133324175 |
| Ancient regionAncient region. | Babylonia
Nomisma: babylonia |
| Modern countryModern country | Iraq |
| CoordinatesGeographical coorindates | 32.522907° N, 44.424150° E |
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