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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;THCoins, post: 2000504, member: 57364&quot;]This is only partly accurate. Seleucid dating on coins is based on the number of years from the start of the Seleukid era in 312 BC. One of the oldest dated coins was shown recently in this thread:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-seleucid.253825/#post-1999911" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-seleucid.253825/#post-1999911">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-seleucid.253825/#post-1999911</a></p><p>by Maridvnvm. The three Greek letters on the bottom of the reverse of the Demetrios I Soter tetradrachm can be read as the Seleukid year 162, corresponding to 151/0 BC. For an explanation of the date coding look here: <a href="http://www.parthia.com/parthia_calendar.htm#Seleucid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.parthia.com/parthia_calendar.htm#Seleucid" rel="nofollow">http://www.parthia.com/parthia_calendar.htm#Seleucid</a> . The Seleukid era was also used on their coins by the Parthians. These also included the month of issue.</p><p>THis is the oldest dated i have: Again Seleucid Demetrios I Soter. </p><p>Dated XP = 160 SE = 153/2 BC[ATTACH=full]358460[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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