Tetradachm of Seleukos I, Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris, second workshop
CoinsGreek3rd century BCE

Tetradachm of Seleukos I, Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris, second workshop

296 -281 BCE

Artists

Seleucus I NikatorCoin Constituent

Description

Obverse: Head of Zeus bearded, right. Reverse: Athena Promachos in a chariot of elephants.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Seleucid period
Century
3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.05 g

Provenance

Not known, not in any recent hoards, not published in previous auction catalogues.

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