With the death of Antiochus IV Ephiphanes in 164 BCE, the kingship of the Seleucid Empire fell to a nine year old boy and his guardian. Not...
In 192 BCE, the ancient world was split into two spheres of influence: Roman and Seleucid. Rome in 192, had just come off their exhausting 17 war...
My grandmother gave me a Roman denarius of Emperor Gordian III way back in 2013/4, which got me hooked on ancients. I have 2 large purchases in...
As collectors of ancient coins I feel that we sometimes forget that the little discs of metal we collect were used in day to day financial...
Hi everyone, I recently acquired a small lot of "Octopus man" coins from the Chola dynasty of Southern India and Sri Lanka. These coins were first...
Hi guys, I saw this piece offered online that has me puzzled. The coin has a date(1667), a fleur-de-lis, and a strange obverse and reverse...
When Seleucus I Nikator was assassinated by Ptolemy Ceranus in 281, it nearly spelled the end of the Seleucid State. With the death of Seleucus,...
Early Life Antiochus IV was the youngest son of Antiochus III Megas and Laodice III and was born in 215 BCE. Antiochus's early life isn't well...
Hi everyone, I am currently paying off this coin, but I had to share the portrait with the ancients section here. Coin portraits of the...
Seleucus IV was born in 218 BCE to Antiochus III and Laodice III. Seleucus was the second son of the royal couple, but became heir apparent after...
Hi everyone, In this post I will try to rank the first six rulers of the Seleucid Empire in terms of success of their respective reigns. The...
Yersinia pestis is a gram negative bacteria commonly found circulating in rodents in China, Madagascar, the United States, and India. The...
I currently have two tetradrachms of Antiochus II Theos; both depicting his father Antiochus I Soter. Antiochus II likely continued to use his...
Ptolemy I may have founded Ptolemaic Egypt, but Ptolemy II ensured it would become a hellenistic power house. @ValiantKnight did a very good write...
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...
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...
Prelude Few rulers in history had the deck stacked against them so lopsidedly as Seleucus II Callinicus had. Seleucus II was the firstborn son of...
I normally don't collect French coins, but this lovely 1783 Ecu is an exception to the rule. When it was minted in 1783 the French crown was...
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...
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,...
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