@Deacon Ray Thanks Deacon! Yeah, his stare perfectly sums up my horror to the COVID-19 outbreak. :confused: Here is the first Antiochus II...
I purchased a tetradrachm of Antiochus II several months ago when I was just dipping my toes into Seleucid coinage. The coin is nice and shows...
Seleucid kitty [ATTACH] SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 15.89 g, 11h). Ba’al seated left, holding scepter /...
Nice to meet you @Herodotus I’m currently working on putting together a silver Tetradrachm/stater set for all the Seleucid kings. So far I have...
Sorry for your loss @Johndakerftw Here is a coin of Ptolemy X [ATTACH] Ptolemy X - Paphos Mint Size: 26mm Weight: 13.19 grams Obverse:...
36 cases in my state as of yesterday, was 13 the day before. I’m on call 24/7 due to the lack of MLS’s at the hospital. [ATTACH] See...
@baseball21 I work in a microbiology lab in Louisiana, and can tell you first hand that the healthcare system will not be able to handle a large...
At my hospital today we got a request for a COVID-19 test swab. Results should be in from the public health lab tomorrow. God help us all.
[ATTACH] Remaster of that famous pic Seen on...
Here is a coin of his grandad: Antiochus II Theos ( God) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 261-246 BC, Seleucia on the Tigris Denomination: Tetradrachm Weight:...
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Thanks man! All I need is a Seleucus II and Antiochus III to finish off the set for the 200’s BCE
I wish I could do a lengthy write up about Seleucus III, but the fact that he ruled for about 2 years and died at the ripe of age of 20,...
@Sulla80 Fantastic coin! I love the dark history behind it as well. I unfortunately do not have any coins of his, but here is a Seleucid Stater...
That's a lovely Seleucus III tetradrachm. Stay tuned for next week, I may have an tetradrachm of his up my sleeve! ;) Thanks for the Seleucid...
@Alegandron So technically that coin is an Alexander III lifetime issue, and could have very well circulated in the city while he was there. Cool!
@TheRed Thanks! WOW, those are some pretty tetradrachms! It's a shame that history books only mention Alexander then skip straight to Julius...
While we are at it, here is a coin of Seleucus’s son Antiochus I Soter [ATTACH] Antiochus I Soter Tetradrachm SC 379.3c; HGC 9 16.73 g I love the...
@Ryro Beautiful coins! Yeah, Ptolemy and Seleucus were the biggest winners of the period.
Seleucus I was arguably the most successful of the Diadochi in the years after Alexander III's death. Seleucus started his career out as a captain...
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