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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2655486, member: 44316&quot;]Here is a drachm of Seleukos I, a successor of Alexander. At the division of Alexander&#039;s empire two years after Alexander died, in 321 he was awarded the satrapy of Babylon and in 316 was forced to flee by Antigonus. But he said the famous words &quot;I&#039;ll be back!&quot; (or, maybe that was Arnold) and by 312 had recovered Syria and founded the Seleucid empire. His reign dates are usually given as 312-281 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]588152[/ATTACH]</p><p>Silver drachm. 17 mm. 4.16 grams.</p><p>Head of Zeus right</p><p>Athena in quadriga of elephants right.</p><p>&quot;of King Seleukos&quot; in Greek below.</p><p>Hoover 9.32, page 13. Sear Greek 6836, page 637.</p><p>Ex Malter auction 81, lot 110.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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