SO 1150 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim over Tarsus

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1779

300 BCE - 295 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕYΚΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1150 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim over Tarsus.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group 36 (05-06/12/1995), lot 2046.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕYΚΟΥ (Greek) Athena standing right in quadriga drawn by four horned elephants, holding shield ans spear. Above, anchor. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Seleuceia ad Tigrim

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mesopotamia

Modern countryModern country: Iraq

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 295 BCE

hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.0217.02 g <br />17,020 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SC I1SC I, SC II2SC II, n° 130.

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: back of the lion's mane under Zeus's chin).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(A)ΛΕΞΑΝΔP(ΟY) (Greek) Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre (visible: right leg of the throne).

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Tarsus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Cilicia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables