@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...
@Pavlos Thanks I have been looking for a paper that described the silver content of early Seleucid tetradrachms! Thats pretty cool that the...
You may be right @Pavlos. Here is a good paper that shows the silver content of Antioch Tetradrachms over the years. The Postumus Philip...
That was a good read,@Al Kowsky I know that when the Romans eventually went over to Syria, they took over the Seleucid mints and minting...
Unfortunately most novel disease outbreaks we encounter are zoonotic in nature, that is they spread from animals to humans. I’m not entirely...
@Andres2 I figured a little humor would go a long way now days. :p Lets see those Ptolemy tets!!
Ptolemy I may have founded Ptolemaic Egypt, but Ptolemy II ensured it would become a hellenistic power house. @ValiantKnight did a very good write...
@Plumbata Thanks! The fact that it is a lifetime issue makes it all the more sweeter. I read somewhere that soon after the big three (Seleucus,...
@Deacon Ray Nice coins! I also always love your graphic design themes for your coins.
I recently won this Alexander III hemidrachm on eBay. @Valentinian and I believe that it is from the Tyre mint based on the style. See...
@Pavlos WOW! Thats a rare coin!
That is a very nice portrait! What mint is it from?
Here is a tet of his father, Seleucus II Callinicus. [ATTACH] Seleucus II Callinicus, 246-226 BC Chr. AR tetradrachm inc. in northern Syria or...
Very nice bronzes! That portrait on the first one is full of character.
@Ryro So this coin officially marks the end of the first phase of my Seleucid King Tetradrachm set. (312-200BCE) It really is amazing to think...
@Al Kowsky Yeah it seems like he is almost smiling.
Antiochus III was born in 241 BCE to Seleucus II and Laodice II in Susa. Antiochus III grew up in a troubled time; the Seleucid empire was losing...
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