seleukid tetradrachm

I've had "Greek silver tetradrachm" on my list for quite some time, some of the ones you all post here are lovely! Was also hankerin' for a seulucid, hadn't picked one up for quite a while.

I odered this one on October 9th, got to my house in Illinois form Germany on the 15th...not to shabby. Neither is the coin.



SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Philip I Philadelphos, 95-83 BC. Tetradrachm. Antioch.
O: Diademed head right. R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΕΠIΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦIΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ. Zeus seated left with Nike and sceptre: Control: monogram. SNG Israel 2799. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 15.7g. Diameter: 26 mm.

This fellow was about the last of the line for the once mighty Seleucids. His name means "brother loving", he tolerated some of his brothers...and some he didn't. Syria was a mess of various family members engaged in civil war with foreign governments (Nabateans, Ptolemy crew) getting in the mix. Sound familiar? I think Philip pretty much just controlled Antioch by this point, so it's almost a "civic issue".
Soon this cat named Tigranes the Great from Armenia rolled through, that's pretty much the end of the empire. Tigranes then got beat by the Romans, there was a brief Seleucid puppet king, but soon Syria was a Roman province.

All of the above is paraphrased from Wikipedia.

Man, does this thing feel nice in hand.

Feel free to post your silver tetradrachms, Seleucid coins, or anything from Syria.

 

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@chrsmat71 Wow, I really do not collect the Seleukids; but, MAN - yours is a nice one!

 

Big beautiful silver there, chrs!

 

Chrs, Wonderful Tet---just gorgeous!!

I just have the two I recently acquired and posted more than a few times lately----the Antiochus group---(sounds like a hedge fund LOL)

 

Beautiful addition, Chris. Congrats.

 

Great find Chris. Congrats.

 

Nice one Chris. my only one.

 

Good stuff, Chris... checked that box off with style.

 

Maybe...just maybe mine will be in the mail today!

 

oh my => that's pretty sharp!! (man, I've got to get myself one of those sweet AR Tets!)

I do have this Seleukid King example ...

Demetrios I Serratus AE17
162-150 BC
Horse-head & Elephant-head

 

Beautiful coin!

 

That's a great tet chrsmat!

 

Awesome addition Chris, everyone needs a Greek Tet. These coins are some of the most amazing coins there are!

Antiochus VIII you can see the family resemblance.

 

Wow Chris...that coin's a beauty! A proud addition.

Here's a Greek Silver Tet I picked up earlier this year.

Thasos, Island of Thrace,
ca. 190 - 150 BC.
Silver Tetradrachm (16.9 gm.; 33 mm.).
Obv.: Head of Dionysos wearing ivy-wreath right.
Rev.: HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Youthful Herakles standing three-quarters left, head left, holding draped lion's skin and club; before, M monogram.

Reference: SNG Oxford 3677; SN Delepierre 839.

 

Now I'm definitely gonna' need a tat--I mean tet.

 

Tatradrachm.

 

Seleucid Kingdom
Philip I
AR Tetradrachm
95 - 75 B.C
14.83 grams
Obv: Diadem Head
Rev: Zeus holding Nike
Grade: gVF with great strike and some surface porosity
Other: From private sale Jan 18, 2014 purchased in an NGC holder

 

Hello,
About Syrian coins, well I can go on and on for hours and hours, here some of my Philadelphos coins, not so great you also see that there was not much cash in the kitty of this mr.
and two new bronze just arrived.

 

Sigh...no mail.

Tomorrow! Hopefully!

 

Sometimes the mail gods smile upon us. Congrats on a very lovely piece.