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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David@PCC, post: 4995081, member: 80556&quot;]While I don&#039;t have an answer to your question, I can echo what [USER=96635]@Pavlos[/USER] said. Seleucids did rely on a navy and many issues depicte ships. The treaty of Apamea was Rome&#039;s response to victory over Antiochus III, and limited him to just a few ships.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199503[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antiochus VII</p><p>Mint: Antioch</p><p>Year 174, 139 to 138 BC</p><p>Obvs: Prow right surmounted by pilei of Dioscuri, dotted border.</p><p>Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEPГETOY, Trident ornamented with dolphins facing downward on each side. Δo P flanking trident.</p><p>AE 22mm, 11.2g.</p><p>Ref: SC -; HGC 9, -</p><p>Note: Unpublished with date Δo P instead of Δ oP; lack of symbols or controls.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199504[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexander I</p><p>unknown mint 89</p><p>152 to 146 BC</p><p>Obvs: Diademed head of Alexander right within dotted border.</p><p>Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, prow of galley right.</p><p>AE serrate 17mm, 4.2g</p><p>Ref: SNG Isr 1439; SC 1814.3; HGC 9, 925(R2)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199505[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexander II</p><p>Mint: Uncertain mint 114 in southern Coele Syria</p><p>128/127 to 124/3 BC</p><p>Obvs: Head of horse right, dotted border.</p><p>Revs: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Ship’s ram left.</p><p>AE 11x12mm, 1.44g</p><p>Ref: SC 2257; HGC 9, 1154(R2-R3)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199506[/ATTACH]</p><p>Seleucus IV</p><p>Antioch</p><p>187 to 175 BC</p><p>Obvs: Dionysos right ivy crowned, thyrsos behind shoulder.</p><p>Revs: BAΣIΛIEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Forepart of galley left. M above</p><p>AE Serrate&lt; 20mm, 7.1g</p><p>Ref: SNG Isr. 887; SC 1316.5a; HGC 9, 586(C)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199508[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antiochus IX</p><p>Unknown mint 122 in Phoenicia, Northern Syria, or Coele</p><p>Denomination D</p><p>114 to 95 BC</p><p>Obvs: Head of Athena right in crested helmet, fillet border.</p><p>Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ, prow right.</p><p>AE 14x15mm, 1.92g</p><p>Ref: SC 2378.1; HGC 9, 1262(R2)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199509[/ATTACH]</p><p>Demetrius I</p><p>Tyre</p><p>Year 159, 154/153 BC</p><p>Obvs: Diademed head of Demetrius right.</p><p>Revs: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY TYPIΩN, Stern of war galley left with railing oar and aphlaston. Dotted border, Phoenician script lower right.</p><p>AE 20mm, 6.4g</p><p>BMC 4.48.47; SC 1672.2; HGC 9, 830(C-S)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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