Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC)
Seleucus I Nicator ("the Victor") (satrap, 321–305 BC; king, 305–281 BC) was the founder of the Seleucid Empire. He had served as an infantry commander under Alexander the Great and became chiliarch (i.e. vizier) to Perdiccas at the Settlement of Babylon (323 BC). In 321 BC, after the death of Perdiccas he was appointed satrap (governor) of Babylonia. He was driven out by Antigonus Monophthalmus in 315 BC, but managed to return and hold the satrapy in 312. Seleucus I assumed the royal title in 305 BC and embarked upon a great eastern campaign that created a Seleucid Empire stretching from Babylonia and Syria to the borders of India. He played a pivotal role in the defeat and death of Antigonus at the Battle of Ipsus (301 BC). Seleucus I expanded his empire into Asia Minor after defeating and killing Lysimachus, the king of Thrace who had claimed Antigonus' territories in Asia Minor, at the Battle of Corupedium (281 BC). Seleucus I was assassinated later in 281 BC as he advanced to take possession of Thrace.
Die Studies
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Overstriking coins
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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 |
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| 25625 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Seleucus I (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 390) | 
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Silver | 299 BC JL | 
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| 25825 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 123, May 2023, 332) |
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Silver | 299 BC JL | 
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| SO 1153 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim over uncertain mint | Bronze | 296 BC JL | 
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| 2109 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Seleucus I) (AE Athena/elephant) over Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Seleucus I) (Athena/bull) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.44895 - Newell coll.) | 
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Bronze | 296 BC JL | 
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| 2715 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Susa (Seleucus I) (Seleucus/Nike & trophy) (CNG, 90, May 2012, 788) | 
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Silver | 240 BC JL | 
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Seleucus I Nicator 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | seleucus_i |
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Literature
- SC I (19 mentions)
- Boillet 2009 (18 mentions)
- HGC 9 (11 mentions)
- Marest-Caffey 2016 (8 mentions)
- Price 1991 (4 mentions)
- Sear II (4 mentions)
- Kritt 1997 (4 mentions)
- Kritt 1996 (3 mentions)
- Le Rider 1999 (2 mentions)
- Houghton 1991 (2 mentions)
- Duyrat 2005 (2 mentions)
- Taylor 2022 (2 mentions)
- Taylor 2015 (1 mentions)
- Iossif - Lorber 2007 (1 mentions)
- R. P. Miller and O. D. Hoover (1 mentions)
- Houghton 1999 (1 mentions)
- ESM (1 mentions)
- Taylor 2019 (1 mentions)
