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<p>[QUOTE="TheRed, post: 3120790, member: 87080"]That was a great write-up [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] I enjoyed the read. I also really like your Antiochus III AE. Seleucid Coins with an elephant would make for a great collecting theme. I have yet to get any coins of Antiochus III, so ill contribute a few of the dynastic founder Seleukos I Nikator that I don't think I've posted before. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]794023[/ATTACH] </p><p>Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm, </p><p>16.898g, 25.5mm, </p><p>Babylon mint, 311 - 305 B.C.</p><p>Obv: head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck; Rev: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, right leg drawn back, MI over ladle right, monogram within wreath under throne;</p><p>SC I 82(3)k.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]794025[/ATTACH] </p><p>Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm, </p><p>17.108g, 27.2mm</p><p>Seleukeia on the Tigris mint, 300 - 281 B.C.</p><p>Obv: head of Herakles right, clad in lion-skin headdress; </p><p>Rev: BASILEWS SELEUKOU, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, eagle extended in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, monogram left, DImonogram under throne.</p><p>SC I 117.1C[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheRed, post: 3120790, member: 87080"]That was a great write-up [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] I enjoyed the read. I also really like your Antiochus III AE. Seleucid Coins with an elephant would make for a great collecting theme. I have yet to get any coins of Antiochus III, so ill contribute a few of the dynastic founder Seleukos I Nikator that I don't think I've posted before. [ATTACH=full]794023[/ATTACH] Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm, 16.898g, 25.5mm, Babylon mint, 311 - 305 B.C. Obv: head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck; Rev: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, right leg drawn back, MI over ladle right, monogram within wreath under throne; SC I 82(3)k. [ATTACH=full]794025[/ATTACH] Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm, 17.108g, 27.2mm Seleukeia on the Tigris mint, 300 - 281 B.C. Obv: head of Herakles right, clad in lion-skin headdress; Rev: BASILEWS SELEUKOU, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, eagle extended in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, monogram left, DImonogram under throne. SC I 117.1C[/QUOTE]
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