Here it is - my first Seleucid Tetradrachm

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by AussieCollector, Nov 5, 2018.

  1. TheRed

    TheRed Well-Known Member

    I dug through ACsearch and found your coin at auction back in 2017 at a weight of 16.7 g. It could be that it was a mistake on the part of the auction house you purchased it from. I am also found a few examples of the Susa tetradrachm in the eight range of your coin. The one below is a little over 16.8 g.
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    Do you have any other concerns about the coin notes that you have it in hand?
     
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  3. cmezner

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    Also in the name of Seleukos I Nikator, the same type as the one posted by Andres2:
    In Eastern Seleucid Mints, E.T. Newell has this coin in Series 1, Group A. He suggests a date of 305 - 304 BC. Martin J. Price lists a coin in the name of Alexander the Great (3784) with the exact same monograms. He suggests a date of ca. 295 BC for the coin, but admits the whole attribution is very tentative.

    Seleukeia on the Tigris, 305 - 300 BC
    16.82 g, 26 x 27 mm
    Ref.: Price (Alexander) 3784; SC 117c; Newell, ESM 12, 4; BMC 4.1, 5; Houghton 941; HGC 9, 12i
    Obverse: Alexander the Great as Herakles facing right, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, horns curling around ears. Border of dots.
    Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated on throne to left, holding eagle in outstretched right hand and scepter in left, a symbol of his authority. ΣΕΛΕΙKΟΥ; to left monogram and ΔI monogram below throne. In ex. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (of the King). Border of dots.

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  4. AussieCollector

    AussieCollector Moderator Moderator

    Thanks for your response.

    In short, no, I haven't... but, I know it's 99% accurate using coins with known weights.
     
  5. AussieCollector

    AussieCollector Moderator Moderator

    Sorry for the double post, I didn't see the other replies when I first logged in.

    Thanks The Red, yes I did the same. I found some examples of Susa Tetradrachm at 16.7 or 16.89g - or even slightly below. But it is certainly not the norm.

    And no, I have no other concerns - just the weight was a surprise.

    Thanks cmezner.

    Yea, it's certainly not unheard of for a Seleucid Tetradrachm from this mint and period at this weight.

    Overall, I don't doubt the authenticity (unless of course anyone here sees a red flag), but the weight was a surprise. I probably would have bought it at 16.78g anyway, it's just that i was expecting 17.1g.
     
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