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Authority: Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC) (1) · Antiochus I Soter (Seleucid king, 281-261 BC) (1) · Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC) (2) · Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemaic king, 283-246 BC) (1) · Ptolemy IV Philopator (Ptolemaic king, 221-205 BC) (1) · Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC) (2) · Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) (2) · Seleucus II Callinicus (Seleucid king, 246-225 BC) (1)
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| Die Study | ImageImage of the object | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | Date fromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Date toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesia ad Sipylum (Antiochus I or II), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus I/Heracles) (263-259 BCE) |  | Silver | 263 BC JL | 259 BC JL | 1,075 kg |
| Magnesia ad Sipylum (Seleucus II), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus II/Apollo) (246-243 BCE) |  | Silver | 246 BC JL | 243 BC JL | 355 kg |
| Tyr, gold, octodrachms (Tyche/cornucopiae) (104-101 BCE) |  | Gold | 104 BC JL | 101 BC JL | 9,169 kg |
| Tyre (Ptolemy II), gold, trichrysa (275-274 BCE) |  | Gold | 275 BC JL | 274 BC JL | 74,863 kg |
| Tyre (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (portrait of Ptolemy IV) (217-215 BCE) | .jpg) | Silver | 217 BC JL | 215 BC JL | 282 kg |
