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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 3202812, member: 81093&quot;]Hi all</p><p><br /></p><p>Not posting a coin here (sorry), just asking some questions on what the &quot;general consensus&quot; is (if one exists that is) regarding the accepted time frames for Seleucid coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am looking to commence the Seleucid section of my ancient collection, and am toying with a range of what you might call &#039;accessibly&#039; priced coins to kick it off, including Tetradrachms, Drachms, and a range of bronze coins. These more accessible coins seem to be in the later stages of the Empire when, arguably, it was no longer an empire - but instead what one might call a &#039;rump state&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question therefore relates to the upper acceptable date for collecting Seleucid coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Treaty of Apamea in 188 BC is arguably the end of the Seleucid Empire (as far as an actual Empire goes). Is this correct? Or do we accept that they still limped along?</p><p><br /></p><p>If not the Treaty of Apmea, do we use the death of Sidetes in 129 BC to mark the end of the Empire?</p><p><br /></p><p>Or do we use the series of catastrophic events following his death up to around 100 BC to mark the end of the Empire?</p><p><br /></p><p>Or do we accept that they were still around in some way shape or form until Rome officially annexed them in 63 BC?</p><p><br /></p><p>Views appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers</p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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