@EWC3 I am more confident in my initial post about Seleucid tetradrachms being used almost exclusively for trade/large state payments. I recently...
Thank you David! I have never even heard of that mint before.That all makes sense now due to how much he campaigned extensively there during the...
Would anyone know what mint this one is from btw? The seller mentioned Tralles?
My other two tetradrachms of Antiochus II Theos: Antiochus II Theos Tetradrachm Struck 261-246 BCE at Seleucia on the Tigris 16.87 grams 28mm in...
@Marsyas Mike Thanks! Thats a nice little bronze from Sardis!
I currently have two tetradrachms of Antiochus II Theos; both depicting his father Antiochus I Soter. Antiochus II likely continued to use his...
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Very nice Tetradrachm of Seleucus! In my opinion he was the most successful of the diadochi, though Ptolemy gives him a run for his money....
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Whenever I see a coin of the early diadochi: Ptolemy, Lysimachus, Cassander and to a lesser extent Seleucus, I get a little sad. These men grew up...
I'm not going to lie, that looks cool.
My two bits: Some of his coins seem to be on the higher end of the spectrum, but the coins he sells of my specialty(Late Roman and Seleucid) seem...
Nice!
Shame, the country with the largest petroleum deposits on the planet is now facing fuel shortages. Nice banknote btw!
@NewStyleKing Huh, I’ve had this coin for five years and just now noticed that. Good eye. Nice to know that even back then, politics made...
I love how the legacy of Alexander was still being felt in the region nearly 250 years after his death. This is my only coin that is even...
Nice gold as always Pman!
@Alegandron I’ll raise you a Seleucid Tetradrachm :p [ATTACH] Antiochus III Megas AR Tetradrachm Seleucia mint Circa 222/1 BCE 16.98 grams
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@David Atherton Thank you for that link, I was completely unaware of that myth and it's history/implications. It is insane to think that the...
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